A randomized controlled equivalence trial of short-term complications and efficacy of tension-free vaginal tape and suprapubic urethral support sling for treating stress incontinence

BJU International

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 367-376

  Lord, H Elizabeth ^a   Taylor, John D ^b   Finn, Judith C ^a   Tsokos, Nicolas ^b   Jeffery, J Timothy ^b   Atherton, Michelle J ^a,b   Evans, Sharon F ^a,b   Bremner, Alexandra P ^a   Elder, Gillian O ^b   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Erosion; Randomized controlled trial; SPARC; Stress incontinence; TVT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPRAPUBIC URETHRAL SUPPORT SLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA;

EID: 33745684254     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06333.x     Document Type: Article

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