Incontinence surgery in the older woman

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 224-228

  Sharp, Victoria J ^a   Bradley, Catherine S ^a   Kreder, Karl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Female; Surgical treatment; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; COLPOSUSPENSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33745189136     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mou.0000232040.49686.e1     Document Type: Review

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