Histopathological evaluation of the uterosacral ligament: Is this a dependable structure for pelvic reconstruction?

BJU International

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 345-348

  Cole, Emily E ^a   Leu, Patrick B ^a   Gomelsky, Alex ^a   Revelo, Patricia ^a   Shappell, Heidi ^a   Scarpero, Harriette M ^a   Dmochowski, Roger R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prolapse; Uterosacral ligament; Vaginal vault suspension

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT; PELVIS; PELVIS SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SACRUM; UTERUS; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; SACRUM; UTERINE PROLAPSE; UTERUS;

EID: 33644857765     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05903.x     Document Type: Article

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