Surgical management of urinary stress incontinence in women: A historical and clinical overview

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-225

  Hinoul, Piet ^a   Roovers, Jan Paul ^b   Ombelet, Willem ^a   Vanspauwen, Ruben ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colposuspension; Incontinence; Surgery; Tension free vaginal tape; TOT; Transobturator tape; TVT; Urodynamic stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; CARBON; COLLAGEN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; POLITEF; SILICONE;

ANTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY; BURCH PROCEDURE; COLPOSUSPENSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MARSHALL MARCHETTI KRANTZ PROCEDURE; NEEDLE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOVAGINAL SLING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URINE RETENTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 67650066228     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.04.020     Document Type: Review

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