Complications of Mid Urethral Slings: Important Outcomes for Future Clinical Trials

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1890-1897

  Daneshgari, Firouz ^a   Kong, Wesley ^b   Swartz, Mia ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

female; suburethral slings; urinary incontinence, stress

Indexed keywords

BLADDER PERFORATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA INJURY; URETHRA SURGERY;

AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 53249098374     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.07.029     Document Type: Review

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