Posterior wall prolapse and repair

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-71

  Kudish, Bela I ^a   Iglesia, Cheryl B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior colporrhaphy; Posterior wall prolapse; Rectocele; Site specific repair; Synthetic grafts

Indexed keywords

DEFECOGRAPHY; DYSPAREUNIA; ENTEROCELE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTOCELE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTOCELE; SURGICAL MESH; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 77049096772     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181cd41e3     Document Type: Review

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