Proposal for a Urodynamic Redefinition of Detrusor Underactivity

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 225-229

  Cucchi, Antonio ^a   Quaglini, Silvana ^a   Rovereto, Bruno ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

muscle contraction; urinary bladder; urination disorders; urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER EMPTYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DETRUSOR UNDERACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URODYNAMICS;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 57149087652     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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