Effects of vaginal distension on urethral anatomy and function

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 403-407

  Cannon, T W ^a   Wojcik, E M ^b   Ferguson, C L ^a   Saraga, S ^b   Thomas, C ^b   Damaser, M S ^a  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Leak point pressure; Rat; Stress urinary incontinence; Urethra; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER; URETHRA FUNCTION; URODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; DILATATION; FEMALE; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 0036968211     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02918.x     Document Type: Article

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