Effect of alfuzosin on female primary bladder neck obstruction

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-222

  Athanasopoulos, A ^a,b   Gyftopoulos, K ^a   Giannitsas, K ^a   Perimenis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alfuzosin; Alpha blockers; Female obstruction; Primary bladder neck obstruction

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRY THROAT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MICTURITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE FLOW RATE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 58549095688     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0749-x     Document Type: Article

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