Mesh-related chronic infections in silicone-coated polyester suburethral slings

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-35

  Lee, Joseph K S ^a,b   Agnew, Gerard ^a,b   Dwyer, Peter L ^a,b  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

InFast; Mesh complications; Polyester; Silicone coated; Stress Urinary incontinence; Suburethral sling

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; POLYESTER; SILICONE; SILVER NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTALGIA; CYSTOSCOPY; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; MICTURITION DISORDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PROLAPSE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT FISTULA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINA TUMOR; VAGINITIS;

EID: 78651476660     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-010-1244-8     Document Type: Article

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