Further characterization of the supine empty stress test for predicting low valsalva leak point pressures

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 298-301

  Walter, Andrew J ^a   Thornton, Jennifer A ^b   Steele, Andrew C ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic sphincter dysfunction; Supine empty stress test; Valsalva leak point pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RESIDUAL URINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPINE POSITION; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 5744242286     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1172-6     Document Type: Review

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