Quality of life after surgery for genital prolapse in elderly women: Obliterative and reconstructive surgery

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 799-806

  Barber, Matthew D ^a   Amundsen, Cindy L ^b   Paraiso, Marie F R ^a   Weidner, Alison C ^b   Romero, Audrey ^b   Walters, Mark D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colpocleisis; Pelvic floor; Pelvic organ prolapse; Quality of life; Vaginal surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLADDER INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STAGING; URETER INJURY; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 34347402243     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0240-5     Document Type: Article

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