Synthetic biomaterials for pelvic floor reconstruction

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 376-384

  Karlovsky, Matthew E ^b   Kushner, Leslie ^b   Badlani, Gopal H ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Obstet Gynecol; Pelvic Floor; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Polypropylene Mesh; Stress Urinary Incontinence

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33644636966     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-005-0057-7     Document Type: Article

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