Positive symptom improvement with laparoscopic uterosacral ligament repair for uterine or vaginal vault prolapse: Interim results from an active multicenter trial

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 570-576

  Schwartz, Marlan ^a   Abbott, Karen Rae ^b   Glazerman, Larry ^c   Sobolewski, Craig ^e   Jarnagin, Barry ^d   Ailawadi, Radhika ^d   Lucente, Vincent ^c  

^a Lifeline Medical Associates   (United States)

^b Athena Gynecology Medical Group   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Uterine prolapse; Uterosacral ligament; Vaginal vault prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROUND LIGAMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 34548391838     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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