Is the leak point pressure alone an accurate indicator of intrinsic sphincteric deficiency?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 294-297

  Murphy, Miles ^a   Culligan, Patrick J ^a   Graham, Carol A ^a   Kubik, Kari M ^a   Heit, Michael H ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic sphincteric deficiency; Leak point pressure; Maximum urethral closure pressure; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRINSIC SPHINCTERIC DEFICIENCY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPINE POSITION; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 5744227879     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1154-8     Document Type: Review

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