Synthetic slings: Which material, which approach

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 234-239

  Roth, Christopher C ^a   Holley, Thomas D ^a   Winters, J Christian ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Intrinsic sphincteric deficiency; Tension free vaginal tape; Transobturator tape

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER PERFORATION; COMPOSITE GRAFT; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; GRAFT FAILURE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PELVIS FLOOR; POROSITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL MESH; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 33745189813     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mou.0000232042.95427.9f     Document Type: Review

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