Female sexual function after surgery for stress urinary incontinence: Transobturator suburethral tape vs. tension-free vaginal tape obturator

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 400-406

  Elzevier, Henk Willem ^a   Putter, Hein ^a   Delaere, Karl P J ^b   Venema, Pieter L ^c   à Nijeholt, A A B Lycklama ^a   Pelger, Rob C M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^c HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female sexual function; Incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape obturator (TVT O); Transobturator suburethral (TOT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 38649097819     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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