The vesico-urethral pressuregram analysis of urethral function under stress

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Kim, Kyu Jung ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a,b   Strohbehn, Kris ^c   DeLancey, John O L ^c   Schultz, Albert B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Female; Pressure; SUI; Urethra; Urodynamic

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS; LINEARIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGERY; UROLOGY; VISUALIZATION;

PHYSICAL STRESS; STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY CONTINENCE CONTROL SYSTEM; URODYNAMIC; VESICOURETHRAL PRESSUREGRAM ANALYSIS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; URETHRA; URETHRA PRESSURE;

EID: 0031029505     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)81291-2     Document Type: Article

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