The utility of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and surgical planning before transvaginal periurethral diverticulectomy in women

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-319

  Foster, Raymond T ^a   Amundsen, Cindy L ^a   Webster, George D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diverticulectomy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Urethral diverticulum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL PERIURETHRAL DIVERTICULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URETHRA SURGERY;

EID: 34248637307     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0145-3     Document Type: Article

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