Transobturator and retropubic tape procedures in stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness and complications

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 522-531

  Latthe, P M ^a   Foon, R ^a   Toozs Hobson, P ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Meta analysis; Transobturator tape

Indexed keywords

BLADDER INJURY; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MICTURITION DISORDER; PAIN; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 34247151998     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01268.x     Document Type: Review

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