A Historical Perspective on Cystocele Repair-From Honey to Pessaries to Anterior Colporrhaphy: Lessons From the Past

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2126-2130

  Cooke, Tasha J N D ^a   Gousse, Angelo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cystocele; history of medicine; operative; pessaries; prolapse; surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ASTRINGENT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CYSTOCELE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HONEY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REPAIR; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HONEY; HUMANS; PESSARIES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 43049092214     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.090     Document Type: Article

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