Transobturator versus retropubic synthetic slings: Comparative efficacy and safety

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-280

  Cerruto, Maria A ^a   Artibani, Walter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

complications; mid urethral synthetic sling; retropubic tape; stress urinary incontinence; tension free vaginal tape; transobturator tape

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENOPAUSE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROPUBIC SLING; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL RISK; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79959249628     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3283476edb     Document Type: Article

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