Short- and long-term results of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure in the treatment of female urinary incontinence

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 986-992

  Ankardal, Maud ^a   Heiwall, Bengt ^b   Lausten Thomsen, Niels ^b   Carnelid, Jill ^b   Milsom, Ian ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female; Long term results; Mixed urinary incontinence; Stress urinary incontinence; Surgery; Tension free vaginal tape; Urinary incontinence; Vaginal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INCONTINENCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; STANDARD; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGINA;

EID: 33746334795     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340600753091     Document Type: Article

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