Tension-free vaginal tape procedure is an ideal treatment for obese patients

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1601-1604

  Lovatsis, Danny ^a,b   Gupta, Chander ^a   Dean, Erin ^a   Lee, Francis ^a   Lobel, Robert W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Obesity; Stress urinary incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0347357741     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.09.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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