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Vaginal Pressure as an Index of Intra‐abdominal Pressure during Urodynamic Evaluation
Author(s) -
ALTAHER H.,
SUTHERST J. R.,
RICHMOND D. H.,
BROWN M. C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1987.tb04870.x
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon , anesthesia , surgery
Summary— Vaginal pressure was measured using balloon catheters in 20 patients and open‐ended fluid‐filled catheters in another 21. The results showed excellent correlation between vaginal, vesical and rectal pressures in response to changes in abdominal pressure.