Tension-free vaginal tape procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: Long-term results

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 998-1000

  Tsivian, Alexander ^a,b   Mogutin, Baruch ^a   Kessler, Oded ^a   Korczak, Doron ^a   Levin, Samuel ^a   Sidi, A Ami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bladder; Grafts and prostheses; Outcome assessment (health care); Urethra; Urinary incontinence, stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA INJURY; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; VAGINA DISEASE;

EID: 4143058137     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000135072.27734.4a     Document Type: Article

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