The Urethral Motion Profile Before and After Suburethral Sling Placement

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1450-1454

  Shek, Ka Lai ^a   Chantarasorn, Varisara ^a   Dietz, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

process assessment (health care); stress; suburethral slings; ultrasonography; urethra; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS; SUBURETHRAL SLING; ULTRASOUND; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 77949302163     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.028     Document Type: Article

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