The open bladder neck: A significant finding?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 336-339

  Digesu, G Alessandro ^a   Khullar, Vik ^a   Cardozo, Linda ^a   Salvatore, Stefano ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder neck; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamic stress incontinence; Urodynamics; Videocystourethrography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 5744224673     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1180-6     Document Type: Article

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