Early vs late midline sling lysis results in greater improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 564.e1-564.e5

  South, Mary M T ^a   Wu, Jennifer M ^a   Webster, George D ^b   Weidner, Alison C ^a   Roelands, Jennifer J ^a   Amundsen, Cindy L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lower urinary tract symptoms; pubovaginal or midurethral sling urethrolysis; stress urinary incontinence; urinary retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MIDLINE SLING LYSIS; MIDURETHRA SLING; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOVAGINAL SLING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 64249114548     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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