High Levator Myorrhaphy for Transvaginal Suspension of the Vaginal Apex: Long-Term Results

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2047-2052

  Natale, Franca ^a   La Penna, Chiara ^b   Padoa, Anna ^c   Panei, Massimo ^a   Cervigni, Mauro ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

pelvic floor; prolapse; quality of life; reconstructive surgical procedures; vagina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 53249153445     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.07.028     Document Type: Article

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