The effectiveness of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and quality of life measured in women with previous urogynecologic surgery: Analysis from The Netherlands TVT database

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 439-444

  Koops, Steven E Schraffordt ^a   Bisseling, Tanya M ^b   Heintz, A Peter M ^c   Vervest, Harry A M ^b  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Incontinence Impact Questionnaire; Previous incontinence surgery; Previous prolapse surgery; Tension free vaginal tape; Urogenital Distress Inventory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SNEEZING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UROLOGY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33746475109     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.021     Document Type: Article

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