Urethral reconstruction after erosion of slings in women

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 335-338

  Blaivas, Jerry G ^a,b   Sandhu, Jaspreet ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Sling erosion

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER;

CYSTOSCOPY; EROSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIXED INCONTINENCE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SLING EROSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; URETHROPLASTY; URINALYSIS; URINARY SLING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE CULTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 8644263815     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-200411000-00007     Document Type: Review

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