Infected abdominal sacrocolpopexies: Diagnosis and treatment

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 319-323

  Mattox, T Fleming ^a   Stanford, Edward J ^b   Varner, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b St Mary's/Good Samaritan ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal sacrocolpopexy; Postoperative infection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

MERSILENE; POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 5744241656     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1170-8     Document Type: Review

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