Urodynamic evaluation of the human bladder response to an increase in outlet resistance

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 524-528

  Engel, Jason D ^a   Jacobs, Dan ^a   Konsur, Bogdan ^b   Megaridis, Constantine M ^b   Bushman, Wade ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Obstruction; Power; Urodynamics; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RESIDUAL URINE; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036400876     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10084     Document Type: Article

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