The Rosti sling: A new, minimally invasive, tension-free technique for the surgical treatment of female urinary incontinence - The first 217 patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1576-1580

  Laurikainen, E ^a   Rosti, J ^b   Pitkanen Y ^b   Kiilholma, P ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Prolapse; Prostheses and implants; Surgical mesh; Urethra; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; COUGHING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCISION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MICTURITION DISORDER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MIXED INCONTINENCE; NEEDLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSTI SLING TECHNIQUE; SAFETY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STAMEY NEEDLE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA DISEASE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; VAGINA;

EID: 1642411014     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000118050.97487.cd     Document Type: Article

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