Abnormal urethral motor function is common in female stress, mixed, and urge incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 703-708

  Mattiasson, Anders ^a   Teleman, Pia ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female urinary incontinence; Urethra; Urethral opening; Urethral sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER EMPTYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MIXED INCONTINENCE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROVOCATION TEST; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA FUNCTION; URETHRA PRESSURE; URGE INCONTINENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33750633046     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20207     Document Type: Article

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