Biologic and synthetic graft use in pelvic surgery: A review

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-266

  Jakus, Sharon M ^a   Shapiro, Alex ^b   Hall, Cynthia D ^a,c,d  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; DACRON; MARLEX; MERSILENE; NYLON; POLITEF; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE; SILVER;

ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR INTRAVAGINAL SLINGPLASTY; AUTOGRAFT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TAPE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TH2 CELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; XENOGRAFT;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL PROLAPSE; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSPLANTS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 41149163801     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318166fb44     Document Type: Review

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