The tolerability of urodynamic studies and flexible cysto-urethroscopy used in the assessment of men with lower urinary tract symptoms

BJU International

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-453

  Kortmann, B B M ^a   Sonke, G S ^b   D'Ancona, F C H ^b   Floratos, D L ^b   Debruyne, F M J ^b   De La Rosette, J J M C H ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benign prostatic obstruction; LUTS; Morbidity; Tolerability; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTOSCOPY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MORBIDITY; NOCTURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; URETHRA; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; URODYNAMICS;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CYSTOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032871828     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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