Changes in bladder neck geometry and closure pressure after midurethral anchoring suggest a musculoelastic mechanism activates closure

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-197

  Petros, Peter ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Cough transmission; Integral theory; Stress incontinence; Urethral closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESSURE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THEORY; URETHRA; VAGINA;

ADULT; AGED; COUGH; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 0038415892     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10085     Document Type: Article

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