Correlation between urethral sphincter activity and valsalva leak point pressure at different bladder distentions: Revisiting the urethral pressure profile

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 4 I, 2005, Pages 1312-1316

  Almeida, Fernando G ^a   Bruschini, Homero ^a,b   Srougi, Miguel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Rua Barata Ribeiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Female; Urethra; Urinary incontinence, stress; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER DISTENSION; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 24944528286     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000173073.24879.3b     Document Type: Article

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