The vicissitudes of open and laparoscopic retropubic urethropexy for stress urinary incontinence in Taiwan: An 11-year nationwide analysis

The vicissitudes of open and laparoscopic retropubic urethropexy for stress urinary incontinence in Taiwan: An 11-year nationwide analysis

Objective: To characterize the changing trend and variables of either open or laparoscopic retropubic urethropexy (RPU) in treating female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in Taiwan. Materials and methods: Using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD), a total of 8977 female patient...

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Main Authors: Pei-Yang Hsu, Cheng-Yu Long, Yu-Tung Huang, Kuan-Hui Huang, Chao-Hsiun Tang, Ming-Ping Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
Subjects:
Laparoscopy
Minimal invasive suburethral sling (MISS)
Retropubic urethropexy (RPU)
Stress urinary incontinence
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