Female stress urinary incontinence due to intrinsic sphincteric deficiency: Recognition and management

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-17

  Haab, Francois ^a,b   Zimmern, Philippe E ^a,c   Leach, Gary E ^a,d  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

urethra; urinary incontinence, stress; urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANATOMY; BLADDER SPHINCTER; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICTURITION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETHRA FUNCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0029931276     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65925-1     Document Type: Review

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