The evolution of surgical treatment for female stress urinary incontinence: Era of mid-urethral slings

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Lee, Young Suk ^a   Na Lee, Ha ^b   Lee, Kyu Sung ^b  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Stress urinary incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape; Trans obturator tape

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; POLYPROPYLENE;

BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER PERFORATION; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DEVICE; EROSION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVAGINAL SLING PLASTY; MICTURITION; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIXED INCONTINENCE; NOCTURIA; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANS OBTURATOR TAPE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRA INJURY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROFLOWMETRY; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VAGINA; VAGINAL INJURY;

EID: 77951657456     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.4.223     Document Type: Review

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