Selective activation of the sacral anterior roots for induction of bladder voiding

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-193

  Bhadra, Narendra ^a   Grünewald, Volker ^b   Creasey, Graham H ^c   Mortimer, J Thomas ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Micturition; Sacral roots; Urethral sphincter; Urinary bladder; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FLOWMETER; HYPOBARISM; LOW PRESSURE CONTINUOUS VOIDING; MALE; MICTURITION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; RHIZOTOMY; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; URODYNAMICS; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; MALE; PRESSURE; RHIZOTOMY; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33644889947     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20184     Document Type: Article

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