Effects of a full bladder and patient positioning on pelvic organ prolapse assessment

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Silva, W Andre ^b   Kleeman, Steven ^b   Segal, Jeffrey ^b   Pauls, Rachel ^b   Woods, Scott E ^a   Karram, Mickey M ^b  

^a Bethesda North Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER FILLING; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; SUPINE LITHOTOMY POSITION; SUPINE POSITION; BLADDER; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; POSTURE; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 3242715919     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000131619.97936.e2     Document Type: Article

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