Comparison of voiding cystourethrography and double-balloon urethrography in the diagnosis of complex female urethral diverticula

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 536-542

  Golomb, Jacob ^a   Leibovitch, Ilan ^a   Mor, Yoram ^a   Morag, Benyamina ^a   Ramon, Jacob ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Diverticula; Female; MR imaging; Ultrasound; Urethra; Urography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URETHROGRAPHY; BALLOON DILATATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIVERTICULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICTURITION; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRA DISEASE; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CYSTOSCOPY; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINATION; URINATION DISORDERS; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0038343508     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1539-3     Document Type: Article

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