Is there a clinically significant change in pressure-flow study values after urethral instrumentation in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms?

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-210

  Walker, R M H ^a   Patel, A ^a   Clair Carter, S S T ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder outlet obstruction; Pressure flow study; Suprapubic; Urethral instrumentation; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER PRESSURE; CATHETER; CYSTOSCOPY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; URINE CATHETER; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031816548     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1998.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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