Translabial ultrasonography in the assessment of urethral diameter and intrinsic urethral sphincter deficiency

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1153-1158

  Oliveira, Fernando R ^a,b   Ramos, Jose Geraldo L ^a   Martins Costa, Sergio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Female urinary incontinence; Intrinsic urethral sphincter deficiency; Translabial ultrasonography; Urethral diameter

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HOSPITALS; PATIENT MONITORING; UROLOGY;

FEMALE URINARY INCONTINENCE; INTRINSIC URETHRAL SPHINCTER DEFICIENCY; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHRAL DIAMETER;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRINSIC URETHRAL SPHINCTER DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INCONTINENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHRA DISEASE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33748127223     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.9.1153     Document Type: Article

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