Introital ultrasound of the lower genital tract before and after colposuspension: A 4-year objective follow-up

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Viereck, V ^a   Pauer, H U ^a   Bader, W ^b   Oppermann, M ^a   Hilgers, R ^a   Gauruder Burmester, A ^c   Lange, R ^d   Emons, G ^a   Hackenberg, R ^e   Krauss T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Office and German Red Cross Hospital   (Germany)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bladder neck; Colposuspension; Introital ultrasound; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 12144286477     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.982     Document Type: Article

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