Clinical and Functional Anatomy of the Urethral Sphincter [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2012 Continence and micturition involve urethral closure. Especially, insufficient strength of the pelvic floor muscles including the urethral sphincter muscles causes urinary incontinence (UI).
Junyang Jung +2 more
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External urethral sphincter pressure measurement: an accurate method for the diagnosis of detrusor external sphincter dyssynergia? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Combined pelvic floor electromyography (EMG) and videocystourethrography (VCUG) during urodynamic investigation are the most acceptable and widely agreed methods for diagnosing detrusor external sphincter dyssynergia (DESD).
Carlos H Suzuki Bellucci +6 more
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The clinical signifi cance of urethral sphincter hyperkinesis in the treatment of benign prosta???? c hyperplasia [PDF]
Вестник урологии, 2019 Introduction. Today there is many highly effective surgical approaches in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). New technologies in the treatment of BPH continue to be implemented.
I. I. Belousov
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Developments in the technique of sphincter of Oddi manometry and investigation of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction [PDF]
, 1999 MDThe hazardous technique of endoscopic manometry precludes the investigation of "normal volunteers" required to advance our knowledge of the physiology and pathophysiology of the sphincter of Oddi, a suitable animal model is required. Large and small
Stoner, Edward Alexander
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Cystometric and External Urethral Sphincter Measurements in Awake Rats with Implanted Catheter and Electrodes Allowing for Repeated Measurements. [PDF]
J Vis Exp, 2018 Lower urinary tract function is mainly assessed by means of cystometric bladder function analysis in rodents. Conventional cystometries are usually performed as terminal analysis under urethane anesthesia.
Foditsch EE +6 more
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Urethral hemangioma: How to investigate as a cause of hematuria after male sexual activities
IJU Case Reports, 2023 Introduction Urethral hemangioma is an extremely rare occurrence and is not typically considered a common cause of hematuria. Since 2000, only 22 male cases have been reported.
Kimiyasu Ishikawa +9 more
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npj Regenerative Medicine, 2022 Urinary incontinence afflicts up to 40% of adult women in the United States. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) accounts for approximately one-third of these cases, precipitating ~200,000 surgical procedures annually.
Tyler J. Rolland +16 more
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Toxins, 2021 External urethral sphincter (EUS) dysfunction is a common, bothersome female voiding dysfunction. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of different types of female EUS dysfunction, as well as to determine the outcome predictors of sphincteric ...
Yin-Chien Ou +5 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Aims: This study investigated the therapeutic effect of repeated urethral sphincter injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) refractory to ...
Ching-Hsiang Chiang, Hann-Chorng Kuo
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A Method for Recording Urethral Pressure Profiles in Female Rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Urethral pressure profile (UPP) and leak-point pressure (LPP) measurements as well as external urethral sphincter (EUS) electromyography (EMG) and videourodynamic analyses are the primary methods for evaluating urethral function in humans.
Shengfei Xu +5 more
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