Supine empty stress test as a predictor of low Valsalva leak point pressure

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-127

  McLennan, Mary T ^a,b   Bent, Alfred E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic sphincter deficiency; Low leak point pressure; Low maximal urethral closure pressure; Supine empty stress test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EXERCISE TEST; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0031898280     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6777(1998)17:2<121::AID-NAU5>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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