Pressure Flow Study: A Useful Diagnostic Test of Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 104-108

  Digesu, G Alessandro ^a,d   Hutchings, Anna ^b   Salvatore, Stefano ^c   Selvaggi, Luigi ^a   Milani, R ^c   Khullar, Vik ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Bassini   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Pressure flow study; Urodynamics; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICTURITION; PARAMETER; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 1542303631     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20016     Document Type: Article

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