The suburethral tension adjustable sling (REMEEX system) in the treatment of female urinary incontinence due to 'true' intrinsic sphincter deficiency: Results after 5 years of mean follow-up

BJU International

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1140-1144

  Giberti, Claudio ^a   Gallo, Fabrizio ^a   Cortese, Pierluigi ^a   Schenone, Maurizio ^a  

^a San Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

stress; suburethral slings; therapeutics; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRINSIC SPHINCTER DEFICIENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROMA; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY URGENCY; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 80052801010     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09994.x     Document Type: Article

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