Bladder Wall Thickness in Overactive Bladder: Does It Have a Role?

European Urology, Supplements

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 769-771

  Cruz, Fransisco ^a   Heesakkers, John ^b   Khullar, Vikram ^c   Tubaro, Andrea ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder wall thickness; Detrusor overactivity; Overactive bladder syndrome; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; BLADDER WALL; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MUCOSA; NORMAL VALUE; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 68949180209     PISSN: 15699056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eursup.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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