The time factor in the assessment of prolapse and levator ballooning

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-178

  Orejuela, Francisco J ^a,c   Shek, Ka Lai ^b   Dietz, Hans Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Female pelvic organ prolapse; Levator hiatus; Pelvic floor; Ultrasound; Valsalva maneuver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAPHRAGM DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIATAL DISTENSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; ULTRASOUND; VALSALVA MANEUVER; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 84856954465     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1533-x     Document Type: Article

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