The anatomy of midurethral slings and dynamics of neurovascular injury

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-190

  Shobeiri, S Abbas ^a,b   Gasser, Raymond F ^b   Chesson, Ralph R ^b   Echols, Karolynn T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Sling; Tension free vaginal tape

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC ARTERY; NERVE INJURY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; URETHRA; BLADDER; BLOOD VESSEL; CADAVER; DISSECTION; INJURY; PELVIS FLOOR; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VAGINA;

BLOOD VESSELS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL MESH; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 27144489393     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-003-1060-5     Document Type: Article

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