Seventeen years' follow-up of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for female stress urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1265-1269

  Nilsson, C G ^a   Palva, K ^a   Aarnio, R ^b   Morcos, E ^c   Falconer, C ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Long term follow up; Stress urinary incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84883558452     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-013-2090-2     Document Type: Review

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