Clinical and urodynamic features of intrinsic sphincter deficiency

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 264-268

  Pajoncini, Cinzia ^a   Costantini, Elisabetta ^a   Guercini, Federico ^a   Bini, Vittorio ^a   Porena, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intrinsic sphincter deficiency; Maximum urethral closure pressure; Stress urinary incontinence; Urodynamics; Valsalva leakpoint pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRINSIC SPHINCTER DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038608163     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10121     Document Type: Article

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