Use of urodynamics prior to surgery for urinary incontinence: How helpful is preoperative testing?

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-147

  Lemack, Gary E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal leak point pressure; Maximum urethral closure pressure; Stress urinary incontinence; Urethral pressure profilometry; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248381779     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.32065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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