Complications of vaginal mesh surgery

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-291

  Chermansky, Christopher J ^a   Winters, J Christian ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; midurethral sling; pelvic organ prolapse; vaginal mesh

Indexed keywords

DEVICE SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MESH SLING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL MESH SURGERY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGINA;

EID: 84862539104     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32835480b2     Document Type: Review

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