Surgical excision of eroded mesh after prior abdominal sacrocolpopexy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 615.e1-615.e5

  South, Mary M T ^a   Foster, Raymond T ^a   Webster, George D ^a   Weidner, Alison C ^a   Amundsen, Cindy L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal sacrocolpopexy; mesh erosion; transvaginal mesh excision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LAPAROTOMY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROCOLPOPEXY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA MESH;

EID: 36448993350     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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