Pelvic floor surgery in the older woman

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 826-843

  Gerten, Kimberly A ^a,b   Richter, Holly E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b 219 New Hillman Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Gynecologic surgery; Incontinence surgery; Older woman; Pelvic organ prolapse; Urogynecology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANESTHESIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGING; ANESTHESIA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROLAPSE; SURVIVAL RATE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34548384231     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3180de4702     Document Type: Review

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