Urethral mobility and urinary incontinence

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-511

  Pirpiris, A ^a   Shek, K L ^a   Dietz, H P ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Stress urinary incontinence; Ultrasound; Urethral mobility; Urethral motion profile; Urodynamic stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS; UTERINE PROLAPSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649596677     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7658     Document Type: Article

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