Influence of bladder volume on pelvic organ prolapse quantification results

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 82-86

  Reich, Andreas ^a   Kohorst, Frauke ^a   Kreienberg, Rolf ^a   Flock, Felix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Clinical Center of Memmingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bladder volume; International Continence Society; Pelvic organ prolapse quantification; Prolapse, description, staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER EMPTYING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PERINEUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY BLADDER; URINE; VAGINA;

EID: 77649303427     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000292507     Document Type: Article

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