Surgical repair of vaginal prolapse: A gynaecological hernia

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 242-250

  Chaliha, Charlotte ^a   Khullar, Vik ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sacrocolpopexy; Sacrospinous fixation; Surgical repair; Vaginal prolapse; Vault prolapse

Indexed keywords

COLPORRHAPHY; ENTEROCELE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 33751505533     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2005.10.015     Document Type: Review

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