The use of synthetic mesh in pelvic floor defect repair

Urodinamica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-91

  Migliari, Roberto ^a   De Angelis, M ^b   Pistolesi, D ^c  

^a Ospedale S Maria alla Gruccia   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARLEX; MERSILENE; POLITEF; POLYESTER; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE;

BLADDER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTESTINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERIALS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTOCELE; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VAGINA;

EID: 0041766650     PISSN: 11205989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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