Evaluation of early pelvic floor physiotherapy on the duration and degree of urinary incontinence after radical retropubic prostatectomy in a non-teaching hospital

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 353-355

  Cornel, Erik B ^a   de Wit, R ^b   Witjes, J A ^c  

^a Department of Urology   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Physical Therapy   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor physiotherapy; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS FLOOR; PROSTATECTOMY; TIME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSTATECTOMY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 31044442277     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-005-0003-9     Document Type: Article

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