Native tissue repairs in anterior vaginal prolapse surgery: Examining definitions of surgical success in the mesh era

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-270

  Lee, Una ^a   Wolff, Erika M ^a   Kobashi, Kathleen C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior colporrhaphy; cystocele; native tissue repair; pelvic organ prolapse; transvaginal mesh; vaginal prolapse surgery

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 84862513808     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32835459bb     Document Type: Review

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