Two-year follow-up of an open-label multicenter study of polyacrylamide hydrogel (Bulkamid®) for female stress and stress-predominant mixed incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1373-1378

  Toozs Hobson, Philip ^a   Al Singary, Waleed ^b   Fynes, Michelle ^c   Tegerstedt, Gunilla ^d   Lose, Gunnar ^e  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bulkamid; Bulking; Mixed incontinence; Polyacrylamide hydrogel; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864823020     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1761-8     Document Type: Article

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