The diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction in men by ultrasound measurement of bladder wall thickness

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 761-765

  Manieri, Carlo ^a   Carter, Simon St C ^a   Romano, Gianfranco ^a   Trucchi, Alberto ^a   Valenti, Marco ^a   Tubaro, Andrea ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neck obstruction; Prostatic hypertrophy; Ultrasonography; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER WALL; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; THICKNESS; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 0031907146     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63723-6     Document Type: Article

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