Detrusor underactivity: To tone or not to tone the bladder

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-408

  Krishnamoorthy, Sriram ^a   Kekre, Nitin S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bethanechol chloride; Detrusor underactivity; Parasympathomimetics

Indexed keywords

BETHANECHOL; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER EMPTYING; BLADDER MUSCLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DETRUSOR UNDERACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TISSUE REACTION; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 70349823502     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.56186     Document Type: Review

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