The effects of vaginal delivery and cesarean section on bladder neck mobility and stress urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-133

  Demirci, F ^a,b   Ozden, S ^a   Alpay, Z ^a   Tozkir Demirci, E ^a   Ayas, S ^a  

^a Zeynep Kamil Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Selahattin Pinar Sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bladder neck mobility; Perineal ultrasonography; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER POTENTIAL; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0035014902     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920170078     Document Type: Article

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