Urinary incontinence: Sphincter functioning from a urological perspective

Digestion

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-101

  Heesakkers, John P F A ^a   Gerretsen, Reza R R ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Intrinsic sphincter deficiency; Urethral sphincter; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; BULKING AGENT;

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; BLADDER SPHINCTER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE INNERVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRA DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 2642555432     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077875     Document Type: Review

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