Twelve-month results of nonsurgical radiofrequency energy micro-remodeling for stress incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 192-196

  Sotomayor, Mariano ^a,b   Bernal, Guillermo Feria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro remodeling; Radiofrequency energy; Stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINALYSIS; URINARY FREQUENCY;

EID: 20944436501     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1223-z     Document Type: Article

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