Comparative morphometric study of bladder detrusor between patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and controls

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 827-830

  Inui, Emi ^a   Ochiai, Atushi ^a   Naya, Yoshio ^a   Ukimura, Osamu ^a   Kojima, Munekado ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neck obstruction; Connective tissue; Prostatic hyperplasia; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 0032877963     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61783-X     Document Type: Article

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