Long-term efficacy of tension-free vaginal tape in the management of stress urinary incontinence in women: Efficacy at 5- and 7-year follow-up

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1509-1512

  Liapis, A ^a   Bakas, P ^a   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Long term; Results; Stress incontinence; TVT; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT FAILURE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 53249107634     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0664-1     Document Type: Article

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