Can women without visible pubococcygeal muscle in MR images still increase urethral closure pressures?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-175

  Miller, Janis M ^a   Umek, Wolfgang H ^a   Delancey, John O L ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Kegel; Levator ani; Muscle defects; Pelvic floor contraction; Pelvic floor muscles; Pelvic muscle exercise; Urethral closure pressure; Urethral sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOCOCCYGEAL MUSCLE; RECORDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; UROLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PRESSURE; URETHRA;

EID: 4143055667     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.082     Document Type: Article

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