Quality of life and sexual changes after double transobturator tension-free approach to treat severe cystocele

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-109

  Caruso, Salvatore ^a,b   Bandiera, Sebastiano ^a,c   Cavallaro, Antonino ^a,d   Cianci, Stefano ^a,c   Vitale, Salvatore Giovanni ^a,c   Rugolo, Salvatore ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Research Group for Sexology of European Federation of Sexology   (Italy)

^c Urogynaecologic Service   (Italy)

^d Ultrasound Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clitoral blood flow; Color Doppler sonography; Cystocele; Double transobturator tension free; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLITORIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOUBLE TRANSOBTURATOR TENSION FREE SLING; EMOTIONALITY; ENDDIASTOLIC VELOCITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEART INDEX; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VITAL CAPACITY; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CLITORIS; CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 77953290205     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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