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The use of synthetic mesh and the management of mesh extrusion in vaginal surgery

Seema Sheth Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Bilal Chughtai Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Richard Lee Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Renuka Tyagi Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Elizabeth Kavaler Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA. [email protected]; Department of Urology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA. [email protected]
Pages 437-442 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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