Urethral Sphincter Morphology and Function With and Without Stress Incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-209

  Morgan, Daniel M ^a   Umek, Wolfgang ^a   Guire, Kenneth ^a   Morgan, Helen K ^a   Garabrant, Alice ^a   DeLancey, John O L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

female; magnetic resonance imaging; muscle; stress; striated; urethra; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 67349131409     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.129     Document Type: Article

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