Complications of synthetic graft materials used in suburethral sling procedures

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-167

  Tsui, Kwong Pang ^a   Ng, Soo Cheen ^b   Tee, Yi Torng ^b   Yeh, Guang Perng ^c   Chen, Gin Den ^b  

^a Taichung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Erosion; Mesh; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MARLEX; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EROSION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; URETHRA INJURY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA MUCOSA;

EID: 16344390653     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1229-6     Document Type: Article

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