High Rate of Vaginal Erosions Associated With the Mentor ObTape™

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 651-654

  Yamada, Brian S ^a   Govier, Fred E ^a   Stefanovic, Ksenija B ^a   Kobashi, Kathleen C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; stress; surgical mesh; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSOBTURATOR SLING; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 33745233049     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.03.064     Document Type: Article

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