The natural history of posterior vaginal wall support after abdominal sacrocolpopexy with and without posterior colporrhaphy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Yau, Jane L ^a   Rahn, David D ^a   McIntire, Donald D ^a   Schaffer, Joseph I ^a   Wai, Clifford Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

pelvic organ prolapse quantification; posterior colporrhaphy; prolapse; vault suspension

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLPORRHAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 34247276006     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.11.042     Document Type: Article

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