Transrectal sonography of the female urethra in incontinence and frequency-urgency syndrome

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-370

  Kuo, Hann Chorng ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bladder; Frequency urgency syndrome; Pubovesical ligment; Stress urinary incontinence; Transrectal sonography; Urethra

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE; UROLOGY;

BLADDER NECK; FEMALE URETHRA; FREQUENCY URGENCY SYNDROME; SPHINCTERIC INCOMPETENCE; STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE; TRANSRECTAL SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CYSTOCELE; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHRA;

EID: 0030152510     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.5.363     Document Type: Article

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