Do patients prefer a pessary or surgery as primary treatment for pelvic organ prolapse

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-12

  Thys, S D ^a   Roovers, J P ^b   Geomini, P M ^a   Bongers, M Y ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Patients' preference; Pelvic organ prolapse; Pessary; Prolapse surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA PESSARY;

AGED; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PESSARIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84863084187     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336634     Document Type: Article

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