Does electrical stimulation of the pelvic floor make any change in urodynamic parameters? When to expect a cure and improvement in women with stress urinary incontinence?

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 274-278

  Castro, R A ^a,b   Girao M J B C ^a   Arruda, R M ^a   Takano, C C ^a   Sartori, M G F ^a   Martins, S R ^a   Baracat, E C ^a   Rodrigues De Lima, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nonsurgical treatment; Pelvic floor electrostimulation; Stress urinary incontinence; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MICTURITION; PELVIS FLOOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 12344331413     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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