Changed women: The long-term impact of vaginal mesh complications

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 131-136

  Dunn, Guinn Ellen ^a   Hansen, Brooke L ^a   Egger, Marlene J ^a   Nygaard, Ingrid ^a   Sanchez Birkhead, Ana C ^b   Hsu, Yvonne ^a   Clark, Lauren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesh complication; Pelvic organ prolapse; Qualitative analysis; Stress urinary incontinence; Vaginal mesh

Indexed keywords

SURGERY; UROLOGY;

MESH COMPLICATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCES; VAGINAL MESH;

HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PAIN; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SPOTTING; SUBURETHRAL SLING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL SUPPORT DEVICE; DYSPAREUNIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIC PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; REOPERATION; SELF CONCEPT; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIC PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SELF CONCEPT; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84900387545     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: 21544212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000083     Document Type: Article

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