The use of synthetic sub-urethral slings in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1087-1095

  Feifer, Andrew ^a   Corcos, Jacques ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female stress incontinence; Knitted; Macroporous; Polypropelene; Sling; Suburethral; Synthetic; Vaginal erosions

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDLINE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VAGINA ATROPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POLYPROPYLENES; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL MESH; TENSILE STRENGTH; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 35748981521     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0347-3     Document Type: Article

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