The use of synthetic mesh in female pelvic reconstructive surgery

BJU International

Volumn 98, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 70-76

  Winters, J Christian ^a   Fitzgerald, Mary P ^b   Barber, Matthew D ^c  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colpopexy; Cystocele; Prolapse; Stress urinary incontinence; Vaginal surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; DEVICE; EROSION; GENDER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACRUM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL MESH; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33746758951     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06309.x     Document Type: Review

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