Diagnosis, management and prognosis of vaginal erosion after transobturator suburethral tape procedure using a nonwoven thermally bonded polypropylene mesh

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1627-1630

  Domingo, S ^a   Alama P ^a   Ruiz, N ^a   Perales, A ^a   Pellicer, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intraoperative complications; Polypropylenes; Surgical mesh; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLYPROPYLENE; SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL EROSION;

EID: 17144393785     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000154941.24547.0f     Document Type: Article

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