Patients lost to follow-up after midurethral sling surgery: How are they?
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Patients lost to follow-up after midurethral sling surgery: how are they?
PURPOSE To assess the ratio of patients lost to follow-up (FU) after midurethral sling surgery, to evaluate their success rate and current status, and to identify the reasons for FU loss. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two-hundred thirty-eight patients who received trans-obturator tape (TOT) surgery were reviewed. For patients lost to FU within 3 months, Stamey's outcome questionnaire and questions re...
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ARTICLE INFO ______________________________________________________________ ______________________ Purpose: To assess the ratio of patients lost to follow-up (FU) after midurethral sling surgery, to evaluate their success rate and current status, and to identify the reasons for FU loss. Materials and Methods: Two-hundred thirty-eight patients who received trans-obturator tape (TOT) surgery were...
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عنوان ژورنال: International braz j urol
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2014.06.11