Transurethral radiofrequency energy collagen micro-remodeling for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-336

  Appell, Rodney A ^a,g   Juma, Saad ^b   Wells, W Glen ^c   Lenihan, John P ^d   Klimberg, Ira W ^e   Kanellos, Angelo ^f   Reilley, Sandra F ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Incontinence Research Foundation ^*  (United States)

^c Alabama Research Center   (United States)

^d Tacoma Women's Specialists   (United States)

^e Florida Foundation for Healthcare Research   (United States)

^f Nevada Urology Associates   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Radiofrequency energy; Stress urinary incontinence; Transurethral

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COLLAGEN; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSURETHRAL RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY COLLAGEN MICRO REMODELING; URINARY HESITANCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33746706763     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20185     Document Type: Article

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