Society of gynecologic surgeons' survey: Mesh use in vaginal prolapse surgery

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Young, Stephen B ^a,c   Schaffer, Joseph I ^b   Lucero, Monica L ^a   Howard, Allison E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesh use in prolapse surgery; Pelvic organ prolapse surgery; Prolapse repair; Reconstructive pelvic surgery; Survey of mesh use; Vaginal mesh

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; REPAIR; SURGERY; TISSUE;

CONNECTIVE TISSUES; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; HIGH QUALITY; SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS; SESSION ATTENDEES; VAGINAL MESH; VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION;

SURVEYS;

EID: 80052993589     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e3181fd7b53     Document Type: Review

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