Functional and anatomical outcome of anterior and posterior vaginal prolapse repair with prolene mesh

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-111

  Milani, Rodolfo ^a   Salvatore, Stefano ^a,c   Soligo, Marco ^a   Pifarotti, Paola ^b   Meschia, Michele ^b   Cortese, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSTIPATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 11844258826     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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