Polypropylene Midurethral Tapes Do Not Have Similar Biologic and Biomechanical Performance in the Rat

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1364-1375

  Bazi, Tony M ^a   Hamade, Ramsey F ^a   Abdallah Hajj Hussein, Inaya ^a   Abi Nader, Khalil ^a   Jurjus, Abdo ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Midurethral sling; Polypropylene; Rat; Tensile properties; Urine stress incontinence; Vaginal erosion

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; INTRAVAGINAL SLINGPLASTY; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDURETHRA TAPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPRAPUBIC ARCH SLING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS;

EID: 33947259998     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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