Iatrogenic obstruction after sling surgery

Nature Reviews Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 429-434

  Patel, Bhavin N ^a   Kobashi, Kathleen C ^a   Staskin, David ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSURIA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IATROGENIC OBSTRUCTION; INCIDENCE; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; NOCTURIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLING SURGERY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; REOPERATION; SUBURETHRAL SLING; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY RETENTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; REOPERATION; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY RETENTION; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84864878012     PISSN: 17594812     EISSN: 17594820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2012.110     Document Type: Review

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