Pelvic organ prolapse and the lower urinary tract: The Relationship of vaginal prolapse to stress urinary incontinence

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 340-347

  Smith, Phillip P ^a   Appell, Rodney A ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Obstet Gynecol; Pelvic Floor; Stress Incontinence; Stress Urinary Incontinence; Urodynamic Stress Incontinence

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33644646656     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-005-0050-1     Document Type: Article

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