Colovaginal fistula: A rare long-term complication of polypropylene mesh sacrocolpopexy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 444-445

  Nicolson, A ^a,c   Adeyemo, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOVAGINAL FISTULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MESH SACROCOLPOPEXY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 68249161108     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610902954360     Document Type: Article

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