Uncommon complications of sacrospinous fixation for treatment of vaginal vault prolapse

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-362

  Silva Filho, Agnaldo L ^a   Santos Filho, Admário S ^a   Figueiredo Netto, Octacílio ^b   Triginelli, Sérgio A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Necrotizing fasciitis; Perineal hernia; Sacrospinous colpopexy; Vaginal vault prolapse

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CASE REPORT; CYSTOCELE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROCELE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALAISE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RECTOCELE; SACRUM; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN NECROSIS; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE;

AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HERNIA; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 18744380386     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-004-0710-2     Document Type: Article

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