Results of the Tension-Free Vaginal Tape technique in the elderly

European Urology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 128-131

  Sevestre, Ségolène ^a   Ciofu, Calin ^a   Deval, Bruno ^b   Traxer, Olivier ^a   Amarenco, Gérard ^c   Haab, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Surgery; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038311854     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(03)00211-2     Document Type: Article

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