MRI urethrovesical junction mobility is associated with global pelvic floor laxity in female stress incontinence

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1243-1250

  Ansquer, Yan ^a,d   Fernandez, Pedro ^b   Aimot, Sabine ^a   Bennis, Malika ^a   Salomon, Laurence ^c   Carbonne, Bruno ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Levator ani; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stress incontinence; Urethral mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SURGERY; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCYGEAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA VALVE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; AGED; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 34648818922     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701550990     Document Type: Article

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