Gluteo-vaginal sinus formation complicating posterior intravaginal slingplasty followed by successful IVS removal. A case report and review of the literature

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-452

  Mikos, Themistoklis ^a   Tsalikis, Tryfon ^a   Papanikolaou, Alexios ^a   Pournaropoulos, Fotios ^a   Bontis, John N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apical prolapse; Erosion; Posterior IVS; Recurrence; Sinus formation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUTEO VAGINAL SINUS TRACT FORMATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCISION; LAPAROTOMY; PAIN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTERIOR INTRAVAGINAL SLINGPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

EID: 39049129711     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0454-1     Document Type: Article

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