Modelized analysis of pressure-flow studies of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic enlargement

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-53

  Valentini, Françoise A ^a,b   Zimmern, Philippe E ^c   Besson, Gilbert R ^b   Nelson, Pierre P ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic enlargement; Mathematical model; Micturition; Voiding control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER PRESSURE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICTURITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037216666     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10069     Document Type: Article

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