Measurement of tension-free vaginal tape trocar insertion and exit forces

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Yip, Shing Kai ^a,b   Pang, Man Wah ^a   Sahota, Daljit Singh ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Instrumentation; Monitoring; Stress urinary incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape; Transducer; Trocar insertion force

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ERROR; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TROCAR;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 33745685592     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092641     Document Type: Article

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