Oral nitric oxide donors: A new pharmacological approach to detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia in spinal cord injured patients?

European Urology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 516-520

  Reitz, André ^a   Knapp, Peter A ^a   Müntener, Michael ^b   Schurch, Brigitte ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bladder; Neurogenic bladder; Neurotransmitters; Nitric oxide; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLADDER ASPIRATION; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER EMPTYING; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 1642323455     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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