Urethrovaginal fistula associated with 'sterile abscess' formation following periurethral injection of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid co-polymer (Zuidex™) for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence - A case report

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1527-1530

  Hilton, P ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANOMER; DEXTRANOMER HYALURONIC ACID COPOLYMER; HYALURONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLPOSCOPY; CYSTOSCOPY; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICTURITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA FISTULA; URETHROVAGINAL FISTULA; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY FISTULA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 70049101386     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02306.x     Document Type: Article

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