Rectocele repair using biomaterial augmentation: Current documentation and clinical experience

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 753-760

  Altman, Daniel ^a   Mellgren, Anders ^b   Zetterström, Jan ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MARLEX; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ALLOGRAFT; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTOCELE; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VAGINA; XENOGRAFT;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTOCELE; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27644446602     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000182906.75926.cb     Document Type: Review

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