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Urethral funneling visualized during pelvic floor sonography — analysis of occurrence among urogynecological patients
- Source :
- Ginekologia Polska. 89:55-61
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- VM Media SP. zo.o VM Group SK, 2018.
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Abstract
- Objectives: There are different diagnostic methods used in women with urinary incontinence symptoms such as: medical history, voiding diary, cough test, pad test, urodynamic testing. None of them is optimal. The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between urethral funneling visualized during pelvic floor sonography and symptoms of stress urinary incontinence. Material and methods: We have performed a retrospective analysis of 657 complete datasets of patients who attended our urogynecological clinic for diagnostics. Women with wet overactive bladder were excluded from the analysis. Tests used in our clinic included: standardized interview and questionnaire, clinical exam, cough test. Pelvic floor sonography with a transvaginal probe in women with filled bladder was performed to assess the urethral length and the urethral funneling during maximal Valsalva maneuver. Results: In all patients with clinical SUI symptoms and with a positive cough test the urethral funneling length during Valsalva maneuver was > 50% of urethral length (long urethral funneling). In 83.7% of women without SUI the urethral funneling was absent. In the remaining 16.3% funneling was visible but its relative length was less than 50% of urethral length and urine flow was not observed (short urethral funneling). Conclusions: Long urethral funneling (> 50% of urethral length) seems to be a characteristic sign for SUI in women. The presence of urethral funneling shorter than 50% of urethral length (short urethral funneling) is not a SUI symptom — it is probably a sign of asymptomatic funneling of bladder neck.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Valsalva Maneuver
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
medicine.medical_treatment
education
Urinary incontinence
Asymptomatic
Endosonography
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Urethra
medicine
Valsalva maneuver
Humans
Medical history
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Pelvic floor
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pelvic Floor
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Neck of urinary bladder
medicine.anatomical_structure
Overactive bladder
Urodynamic testing
Female
Symptom Assessment
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25436767 and 00170011
- Volume :
- 89
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Ginekologia Polska
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ed6a11ccd200e71b0964d31795560d7f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5603/gp.a2018.0010