What's new in slings: An update on midurethral slings

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 242-247

  Roth, Christopher C ^a   Winters, J Christian ^a   Woodruff, Anthony J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic sphincteric deficiency; Mesh; Sling; Stress incontinence; Tension free Vaginal Tape; Transobturator tape

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPUBIC SLING PROCEDURE; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPRAPUBIC ARCH SLING PROCEDURE; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR SLING PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34250193661     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3281e7ed78     Document Type: Review

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