Vaginal pressure during daily activities before and after vaginal repair

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 943-948

  Mouritsen, Lone ^a   Hulbæk, Mette ^a   Brostrøm, Søren ^a   Bogstad, Jeanette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal pressure; Convalescence after vaginal repair; Pelvic organ prolapse; Post operative counselling; Vaginal pressure; Vaginal repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STANDING; VAGINA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VALSALVA MANEUVER; WALKING;

EID: 34447136007     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0267-7     Document Type: Article

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