Urethral injury associated with minimally invasive mid-urethral sling procedures for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence: A case series and systematic literature search

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1120-1126

  Morton, H C ^a   Hilton, P ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diverticulum; Prostheses and implants; Stress; Suburethral slings; Urethra; Urinary fistula; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DIVERTICULECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URETHRA FISTULA; URETHRA INJURY; URETHROPLASTY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT EROSION; URINARY TRACT PERFORATION; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA DISEASE; WOUND INFECTION;

DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; URETHRA; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY FISTULA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY RETENTION; VAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 67651113790     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02199.x     Document Type: Article

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