Ultrasonographic bladder measurements can replace urodynamic study for the diagnosis of non-monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

BJU International

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-111

  Tafuro, Lucia ^a   Montaldo, Paolo ^a   Iervolino, Luigia Rita ^a   Cioce, Fabrizio ^a   Del Gado, Roberto ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enuresis; Ultrasound; Urodynamic; Voiding dysfunctions

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER EMPTYING; BLADDER WALL; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; NON MONOSYMPTOMATIC NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URODYNAMICS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 72149108150     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08735.x     Document Type: Article

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