Vaginal vault prolapse: Identification and surgical options

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL.4, 2004, Pages

  Biller, Daniel H ^a   Davila, G Willy ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGAMENT; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 84884537408     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.72.Suppl_4.S12     Document Type: Article

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