Vaginal degeneration following implantation of synthetic mesh with increased stiffness

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 233-243

  Liang, R ^a   Abramowitch, S ^b   Knight, K ^b   Palcsey, S ^a   Nolfi, A ^a   Feola, A ^b   Stein, S ^a   Moalli, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagenase activity; connective tissue; morphology; polypropylene mesh; vagina

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; ELASTIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SURGICAL MESH; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL DEGENERATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASES; ELASTIN; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MACACA MULATTA; POLYPROPYLENES; SURGICAL MESH; VAGINA;

EID: 84871217055     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12085     Document Type: Article

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