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01-11-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Urethral closure is by a reflex musculoelastic mechanism not pressure transmission

Author: Peter Emanuel Petros

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 11/2020

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Dear Editors: …

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Petros PE, Ulmsten U. An integral theory of female urinary incontinence. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1990;69(Suppl 153):1–79.

Petros PE, Ulmsten U. Urethral pressure increase on effort originates from within the urethra, and continence from musculo-vaginal closure. Neurourol Urodyn. 1995;14:337–50.CrossRefPubMed

Title: Urethral closure is by a reflex musculoelastic mechanism not pressure transmission
Author: Peter Emanuel Petros
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04434-x

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