Urodynamic findings in female patients with urinary incontinence with intrinsic sphincteric deficiency

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Vecchioli Scaldazza, Carlo ^a,b   Morosetti, Carolina ^a  

^a Jesi Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intrinsic urethral sphincteric deficiency; Urethral closure pressure; Urinary incontinence; Valsalva leak point pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER EMPTYING; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED BLADDER EMPTYING; INTRINSIC SPHINCTER DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33746863640     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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