Voiding urgency and detrusor contractility in women with overactive bladders

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-226

  Cucchi, Antonio ^a   Siracusano, S ^b   Guarnaschelli, C ^c   Rovereto, B ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder; Detrusor contractility; Urodynamics; Voiding dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038077362     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10106     Document Type: Article

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