Gracilis muscle dynamic urethral sphincter myoplasty: Rat model experience

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1507-1510

  Watanabe, Toyohiko ^a   Rivas, David A ^b   Huang, Bin ^b   Epple, August W ^b   Figueroa, T Ernesto ^b   Chancellor, Michael B ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

bladder; neurogenic; urethra; urinary incontinence; urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; MUSCLE GRAFT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029845918     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65640-4     Document Type: Article

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