Surgical repair of posterior compartment prolapse: Preliminary results of a novel transvaginal procedure using a four-armed polypropylene mesh with infracoccygeal and pararectal suspension

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1236-1242

  Gabriel, Boris ^a   Farthmann, Juliane ^a   Brintrup, Bernhard ^b   Fünfgeld, Christian ^c   Jezek, Peter ^d   Kraus, Alfons ^e   Lenz, Florian ^f   Kumbier, Eberhard ^g   Niesel, Achim ^h   Stickeler, Elmar ^a   Watermann, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Borromaus Hospital   (Germany)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Deggendorf   (Germany)

^e KLINIKUM FULDA   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^g Frauenklinik   (Germany)

^h Kreiskrankenhaus Preetz ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Alloplastic material; Four armed polypropylene mesh; Pelvic floor reconstructive surgery; Pelvic organ prolapse; Posterior vaginal compartment prolapse

Indexed keywords

ESTRIOL; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLEEDING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PERFORATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 34648835981     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701625479     Document Type: Article

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