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What is the relationship between the transobturator tape procedure and urethral mobility in women with SUI?

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boxed-textPaick JS et al. (2007) Is proximal urethral mobility important for transobturator tape procedure in management of female patients with stress urinary incontinence? Urology 70: 246–250

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  1. KC Kobashi is Head of the Section of Urology at Virginia Mason Medical Center, and is Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,

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The author declared that she has received honoraria from Astellas Pharmaceuticals and Novartis, and that she is a consultant for Coloplast.

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