Perugia Urodynamic Method of Analysis (PUMA): A new advanced method of urodynamic analysis applied clinically and compared with other advanced methods

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 206-222

  Porena, Massimo ^a   Biscotto, Sauro ^a,b   Costantini, Elisabetta ^a   Mearini, Ettore ^a   Verdini, Livio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder outlet obstruction; Detrusor contractility; Males and females; Urodynamics; Voiding dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DIVERTICULUM; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CYSTOCELE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION DISORDER; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037739823     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10068     Document Type: Article

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