Erosion, defective healing and extrusion after tension-free urethropexy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-182

  Glavind, Karin ^a   Sander, Pia ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Erosion; Extrusion; IVS; TVT

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA FISTULA; URETHRA INJURY; URETHROPLASTY; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 2942748310     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1137-9     Document Type: Article

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