Assessment of TVT efficacy in the management of patients with genuine stress incontinence with the use of epidural vs intravenous anesthesia

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1197-1200

  Liapis, A ^a,b   Bakas, P ^a   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Efficacy; Epidural; Results; Tension free vaginal tape; TVT

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL CITRATE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; PARITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 35649010927     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0299-z     Document Type: Article

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