Procidentia: A reversible cause of hydronephrosis in an 80-year-old woman

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1179-1181

  Floyd Jr , M St J ^a   Casey, R G ^a   Bredin, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Catheter; Creatinine; Hydronephrosis; Pessary. Procidentia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA PESSARY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; PESSARIES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 58149214378     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0587-x     Document Type: Article

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