Is obesity a risk factor for failure and complications after surgery for incontinence and prolapse in women?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 987-992

  Haverkorn, Rashel M ^a   Williams, B Jill ^b   Kubricht III, William S ^c   Gomelsky, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^c Urology Center for Women   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; obesity; stress; suburethral slings; treatment outcome; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 79851513159     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.10.064     Document Type: Article

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