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World J Obstet Gynecol. Aug 10, 2013; 2(3): 47-52
Published online Aug 10, 2013. doi: 10.5317/wjog.v2.i3.47
Laparoscopic surgical repair of pelvic organ prolapse and female stress urinary incontinence
Panagiotis I Mourmouris, Andreas Skolarikos, Iraklis C Mitsogiannis, Vasileios Migdalis, Athanasios G Papatsoris
Panagiotis I Mourmouris, Andreas Skolarikos, Iraklis C Mitsogiannis, Athanasios G Papatsoris, 2nd Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Sismanoglio General Hospital, 14578 Athens, Greece
Vasileios Migdalis, 1st Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, 14578 Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Mourmouris PI, Skolarikos A, Mitsogiannis IC, Migdalis V and Papatsoris AG contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Athanasios G Papatsoris, 2nd Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Sismanoglio General Hospital, 1 Sismanogleiou Street, 14578 Athens, Greece. agpapatsoris@yahoo.gr
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Received: March 9, 2013
Revised: April 6, 2013
Accepted: June 8, 2013
Published online: August 10, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: Laparoscopic approaches in urologic surgery have become over the years very popular. Novel laparoscopic expertise is continuously acquired in many different surgical fields such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We summarize the relevant literature upon the laparoscopic surgical repair of POP and female stress urinary incontinence.