Levator ani defect status and lower urinary tract symptoms in women with pelvic organ prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-52

  Morgan, Daniel M ^a,b   Cardoza, Pamela ^a   Guire, Kenneth ^a   Fenner, Dee E ^a   Delancey, John O L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Levator ani; Obstructive voiding; Pelvic organ prolapse; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LIFTING EFFORT; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MICTURITION DISORDER; MUSCLE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNEEZING; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 74049158690     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-0970-2     Document Type: Article

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