Pressure flow analysis may aid in identifying women with outflow obstruction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1823-1828

  Lemack, Gary E ^a   Zimmern, Philippe E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neck obstruction; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 0034078323     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67552-0     Document Type: Article

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