Update on the utilization of grafts in pelvic reconstruction surgeries

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 480-489

  Le, Tam H ^a,d   Kon, Leanne ^a   Bhatia, Narender N ^b   Ostergard, Donald R ^a,c  

^a Long Beach Memorial Women's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Ostergard Female Urology and Gynecology Partnership Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystocele; Rectocele; Surgical mesh; Transplants; Urinary incontinence; Uterine prolapse

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE; XENOGRAFT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PELVIC BONES; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 34648852351     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282efdecd     Document Type: Review

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