Variations in valsalva leak point pressure with increasing vesical volume

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1909-1911

  Faerber, Gary J ^a,b   Vashi, Apoorva R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0032436180     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63192-6     Document Type: Article

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