Tension-free vaginal tape in the management of recurrent stress incontinence

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-207

  Liapis, A ^a,c   Bakas, P ^a   Lazaris, D ^b   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Alexandra's Hospital   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Female incontinence; Stress incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape; TVT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MICTURITION; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; UROFLOWMETRY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGINA;

EID: 1642369782     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0530-9     Document Type: Article

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