Pessary use in advanced pelvic organ prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-164

  Powers, Kenneth ^a,b   Lazarou, George ^a   Wang, Andrea ^a   LaCombe, Julie ^a   Bensinger, Giti ^a   Greston, Wilma M ^a   Mikhail, Magdy S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Centennial Women's Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced pelvic organ prolapse; Pessary; Procidentia

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 32044453345     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-1311-8     Document Type: Review

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