Point Aa of the POP-Q system as a predictive value of urethral mobility in women

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 687-691

  Kim, Sun Ouck ^a,b   Chung, Ho Suck ^a   Hwang, Eu Chang ^a   Oh, Kyung Jin ^a   Kwon, Dongdeuk ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

POP Q point Aa; Prolapse; Q tip test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POINT AA OF THE POP Q SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRAL MOBILITY; URETHRAL STRAINING Q TIP ANGLE;

EID: 80052488886     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-010-1316-9     Document Type: Article

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