Anterior intravaginal slingplasty tunneller device for stress incontinence and posterior intravaginal slingplasty for apical vault prolapse: a 2-year prospective multicenter study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104.e1-104.e8

  Vardy, Michael D ^a,b   Brodman, Michael ^a   Olivera, Cedric K ^a   Zhou, Huan Sue ^a   Flisser, Adam J ^a   Bercik, Richard S ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

intravaginal slingplasty tunneller; mesh extrusion; Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ); urodynamic stress incontinence; vaginal vault prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 34347245910     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.056     Document Type: Article

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