Safety and effectiveness of Colpexin Sphere in the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 449-454

  Lukban, James Chivian ^a   Aguirre, Oscar A ^a   Davila, G Willy ^b   Sand, Peter K ^c  

^a Urogynecology Associates of Colorado   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colpexin; Pelvic floor muscle strengthening; Prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MICTURITION DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINAL ULCER;

EID: 33746479692     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-0033-2     Document Type: Article

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