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Test-retest reliability of an instrumented speculum for measuring vaginal closure force No conflict of interest reported by the author(s). Work performed at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and University of Michigan Medical Center.
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-10)
Aims: The study aimed to: a) determine reliability of an instrumented speculum designed for measuring intravaginal closure pressure, and b) compare findings with a comparable device reported in the literature. The goal ...
Pubovesical ligament: A separate structure from the urethral supports (“pubo-urethral ligaments”)
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1989)
The position and mobility of the vesical neck influences not only continence but also the initiation of micturition. During an examination of urethral topography, there appeared to be two structures running from the region ...
Treatment of renal transplant stones byextracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in the prone position
(Elsevier, 1991-01)
Two patients with renal transplant lithiasis were successfully treated with extracorporealshock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the prone position. Pathogenesis and treatment of transplant lithiasis are discussed. Performing ...
Successful use of electroejaculation in two multiple sclerosis patients including report of a pregnancy utilizing intrauterine insemination
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1989)
We report two males with multiple sclerosis who were infertile as a result of failure to ejaculate. Electroejaculation was successfully used to recover semen with motile sperm from both men, and the sperm was used for ...
The pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence in women and its implications for surgical treatment
(Springer-Verlag, 1997-10)
Stress urinary incontinence is a symptom that arises from damage to the muscles, nerves, and connective tissue of the pelvic floor. Urethral support, vesical neck function, and function of the urethral muscles are important ...
Dilated renal collecting systems:Differentiating obstructive from nonobstructive dilation using duplex doppler ultrasound
(Elsevier, 1991-02)
Two patients with ileal loop urinary diversions, studied with real-time and Doppler sonogphy ("duplex sonography") of the kidneys, were shown to have dilated intrarenal collecting Resistive index measurements calculated ...
Nifedipine pretreatment for autonomicdysreflexia during electroejaculation
(Elsevier, 1990-09)
Ten spinal-cord-injured males who exhibited autonomic dysreflexia during electro-ejaculationwere given sublingual calcium channel blocker nifedipine pretreatment to prevent this complication. Nifedipine was successful in ...
Structural aspects of urethrovesical function in the female
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1988)
Urodynamic investigations have provided detailed physiologic information which raises morphologic questions not easily answered by older descriptions of urethral anatomy. This article describes urethrovesical structure ...
The utility of lockout valve reservoirs in preventing autoinflation in penile prostheses
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2002-09)
Introduction : Autoinflation is a troublesomecomplication following penile prosthesisplacement that may be potentiated by prevesicalscarring following radical prostatectomy. Weevaluated the frequency of autoinflation ...
Interrater reliability and physical examination of the pubovisceral portion of the levator ani muscle, validity comparisons using MR imaging
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-01)
Aims Defects in the pubovisceral portion of the levator ani muscle are seen with MR imaging. This study aims to determine interrater reliability of physical examination in detecting these defects, and to validate findings ...