Is the efficacy of in situ vaginal wall slings decreasing in the late follow-up?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-55

  Metin, Ahmet ^a,d   Kayigil, Önder ^b   Ahmed, S Iftekhar ^c   Atmaca, Ali Fuat ^b  

^a Abant Izzet Baysal   (Turkey)

^b Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Baǧlar Cad ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Late follow up; Stress incontinence; Vaginal wall sling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLPOSUSPENSION; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL SLING; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETHROCYSTOMETRY; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY RETENTION; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGINA;

EID: 41549131346     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9217-7     Document Type: Article

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