ProACT™ for stress urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 394-398

  Martens, F M J ^a   Lampe, M I ^a   Heesakkers, J P F A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adjustable continence therapy; Operative therapy; Radical prostatectomy; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 67650309072     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218526     Document Type: Article

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