The Effect of Concomitant Prolapse Repair on Sling Outcomes

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1003-1006

  Anger, Jennifer T ^a   Litwin, Mark S ^a   Wang, Qin ^b   Pashos, Chris L ^b   Rodríguez, Larissa V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

female; pelvis; prolapse; suburethral slings; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOVAGINAL SLING; URODYNAMICS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 48649083210     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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