An assessment of the relationship between urethral hypermobility as measured by ultrasound and the symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in primiparous women 9-18 months postpartum.
Paulina Maria PająkTomasz RechbergerGrzegorz SurkontJaroslaw KalinkaPublished in: Journal of ultrasonography (2024)
Stress urinary incontinence is a common disorder in women, the pathophysiology of which is not fully understood. It has adverse effects on the quality of life, perception of one's own body and sexual function. Impairment of urethral fixation may play an important role in the pathophysiology of this common form of urinary incontinence. The study showed that urethral hypermobility, as assessed by ultrasound, contributes to stress urinary incontinence, as measured with the UDI-6 score. Although stress urinary incontinence is a multifactorial disorder influenced by anatomical changes and congenital anatomical features, it is easily diagnosed. Suburethral slings are an effective surgical technique; however, the incidence of postoperative voiding dysfunction or recurrent stress urinary incontinence is 10-20%. Therefore, an assessment of anatomical changes in stress urinary incontinence may help individualize the surgical strategy.
Keyphrases
- urinary incontinence
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- minimally invasive
- patients undergoing
- risk factors
- breast cancer risk
- emergency department
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- computed tomography
- adipose tissue
- sleep quality