Laparoscopic treatment of pelvic floor defects in women of reproductive age

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 332-335

  Seracchioli, Renato ^a   Hourcabie, Jacques Alain ^b   Vianello, Federico ^a   Govoni, Francesca ^a   Pollastri, Paola ^a   Venturoli, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Ctr Europeen Form Prat Chir E   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY RATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444350287     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60045-X     Document Type: Article

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