Urology
Volume 79, Issue 1 , Pages 12-14 , January 2012

Evidence-based Medicine for Polypropylene Mesh Use Compared With Native Tissue Vaginal Prolapse Repair

  • Donald R. Ostergard

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Donald R. Ostergard, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Urogynecology, 550 S. Jackson Street, Second Floor, Louisville, KY 40202

Received 14 June 2011 ,Accepted 22 July 2011.

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PII: S0090-4295(11)02436-8

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.07.1438

Urology
Volume 79, Issue 1 , Pages 12-14 , January 2012

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