Computer modeling informs study design: Vaginal estrogen to prevent mesh erosion after different routes of prolapse surgery

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 441-445

  Weidner, Alison C ^a   Wu, Jennifer M ^a   Kawasaki, Amie ^a   Myers, Evan R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen therapy; Permanent mesh; Prolapse; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; MESH EROSION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STUDY DESIGN; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL MESH PROLAPSE SURGERY; VISCERAL INJURY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; COLPOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; ESTRADIOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 84880516949     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1877-x     Document Type: Article

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