Ultrasound measurement of bladder wall thickness is associated with the overactive bladder syndrome

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1295-1298

  Panayi, D C ^a,b   Tekkis, P ^a   Fernando, R ^a   Hendricken, C ^a   Khullar, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder wall thickness; Overactive bladder syndrome; Patient perception of bladder condition; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER WALL; BLADDER WALL THICKNESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOCTURIA; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURIA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE; URODYNAMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956864634     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20871     Document Type: Article

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