Urethral pressure measurement in stress incontinence: Does it help?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 491-495

  Wadie, Bassem S ^a   El Hefnawy, Ahmed S ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Outcome; Stress; Surgery; Urethral pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL URETHRAL LENGTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM URETHRAL CLOSURE PRESSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSVAGINAL SLING; URETHRA PRESSURE; URETHRAL PRESSURE PROFILE; URODYNAMICS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 67649984275     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9506-9     Document Type: Article

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