Surgical and nonsurgical approaches to treat voiding dysfunction following antiincontinence surgery

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 490-495

  Siddighi, Sam ^a   Karram, Mickey M ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiincontinence surgery; Obstruction; Sling; Urethrolysis; Urinary retention; Voiding dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTINENCE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISSECTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; PUBOVAGINAL SLING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA; URETHRAL SLING; URETHROLYSIS;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY RETENTION; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGINA;

EID: 34648846071     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282efdc32     Document Type: Review

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