Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) in women with low urethral closure pressure

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-70

  Liapis, Angelos ^a,b   Bakas, Panagiotis ^a   Salamalekis, Emanouel ^a   Botsis, Dimitrios ^a   Creatsas, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b N Psychiko ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Incontinence; ISD; LUCP; Stress incontinence; TVT; Urethral closure pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW URETHRAL CLOSURE PRESSURE; PARITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA FUNCTION; URETHRA SURGERY; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 3843100334     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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