Tension-free vaginal tape versus lata fascia sling: The importance of transvulvar ultrasound in the assessment of relevant anatomical parameters in treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-67

  Brandt, Frederico ^a   Lorenzato, Felipe ^a   Albuquerque, Carla ^a   MacHado Jr , Agostinho ^a   Poça, Amanda ^a   Viana, Raíssa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fascia Lata Sling Procedure; Stress urinary incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape; Transvulvar or perineal ultrasound; Urethrovesical junction mobility and proximal urethra length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FASCIA LATA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERINEUM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSVULVAR ULTRASOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; VULVA;

EID: 60849099644     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.45539     Document Type: Article

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