Urethral slings placed by the transobturator approach: Evolution in the technique and review of the Literature

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 385-392

  Shindel, Alan W ^a   Klutke, Carl G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Midurethral Sling; Obturator Foramen; Sling Placement; Stress Urinary Incontinence; Transobturator Tape

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; URETHRA; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33644658365     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-005-0058-6     Document Type: Article

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