Reliability testing of urodynamics, pressure flow studies and cough leak point pressure in women with urodynamic stress incontinence with and without detrusor overactivity

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 933-938

  Rahmanou, Philip ^a   Chaliha, Charlotte ^a   Kulinskaya, Elena ^b   Khullar, Vik ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cough leak point pressure; Pressure flow studies; Reproducibility; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER FILLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGH LEAK POINT PRESSURE; CYSTOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIXED INCONTINENCE; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 44649181042     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0567-1     Document Type: Article

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