Ultrasound assessment of pelvic organ prolapse: The relationship between prolapse severity and symptoms

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 688-691

  Dietz, H P ^a,b   Lekskulchai, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cystocele; Pelvic floor ultrasound; Prolapse; Rectocele; Symptoms; Translabial ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE INJURY; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT; URODYNAMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PROLAPSE; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECTOCELE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34250901034     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4024     Document Type: Article

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