Effect of radical prostatectomy on sensory threshold and pressure transmission

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1761-1766

  John, Hubert ^a,b   Sullivan, Maryrose P ^a,b   Bangerter, Urs ^a,b   Hauri, Dieter ^a,b   Yalla, Subbarao V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure; Prostatectomy; Sensory thresholds; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034044432     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67537-4     Document Type: Article

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