Biocompatibility Assessment of Synthetic Sling Materials for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1171-1181

  Gomelsky, Alex ^a   Dmochowski, Roger R ^b  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

prostheses and implants; suburethral slings; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDLINE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 34548388892     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.123     Document Type: Review

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