Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 129-135 , June 2009

Transabdominal Ultrasound Measurement of Detrusor Wall Thickness in Patients with Overactive Bladder

  • Hann-Chorng Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan
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  • Yi-Chou Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Yen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Michael B. Chancellor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA

Received 21 November 2008 ,Revised 16 December 2008 ,Accepted 24 December 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60024-0

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60024-0

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 129-135 , June 2009

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