Transvaginal Mesh Procedures for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-174

  Walter, Jens Erik ^a   Lovatsis, Danny ^a   Easton, William ^a   Epp, Annette ^a   Farrell, Scott A ^a   Girouard, Lise ^a   Gupta, Chander K ^a   Harvey, Marie Andrée ^a   Larochelle, Annick ^b   Robert, Magali ^a   Ross, Sue ^a   Schachter, Joyce ^a   Schulz, Jane A ^a   Wilkie, David H L ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Pelvic organ prolapse; Transvaginal mesh

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSPAREUNIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MESH SLING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PAIN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SACRAL COLPOPEXY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL MESH; TRANSVAGINAL MESH; TRANSVAGINAL SLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL SUPPORT DEVICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; VAGINA;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 79960086048     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34804-6     Document Type: Article

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