Three-year outcomes of the innovative replacement of incontinence surgery procedure for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: Comparison with tension-free vaginal tape procedure

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 497-501

  Yoon, Chang Jun ^a   Jung, Hee Chang ^a,b  

^a Young Nam University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Urinary incontinence, stress; Urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447124464     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.3.497     Document Type: Article

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