Muscular urinary sphincter: Electrically stimulated myoplasty for functional sphincter reconstruction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1867-1871

  Palacio, M M ^b   Van Aalst, V C ^b   Abadia, G A Perez ^b   Stremel, R W ^b   Werker, P M N ^b   Ren, X ^b   Petty, G D ^b   Heilman, S J ^b   Van Savage, J G ^b   Fernandez, A Garcia ^b   Kon, M ^b   Tobin, G R ^b   Barker, J H ^a  

^a Div of Plast and Reconstr Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Muscle free flap; Urinary incontinence; Vascular anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0004949416     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62434-0     Document Type: Article

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