Ultrasound diagnosis of intra-urethral tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) position as a cause of postoperative voiding dysfunction and retropubic pain

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 298-301

  Tunn, R ^a,c   Gauruder Burmester, A ^a   Kolle D ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c St Hedwig Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dysuria; Intra urethral TVT; Introital ultrasound; Urethral lesion; Urethral pain syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICTURITION DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETHRAL PAIN; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 1642290704     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.996     Document Type: Article

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