Stress Urinary Incontinence: Relative Importance of Urethral Support and Urethral Closure Pressure

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Authors

John O. L. DeLancey · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Elisa R. Trowbridge · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Miller Jm · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Daniel M. Morgan · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Kenneth E. Guire · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Dee E. Fenner · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

William J. Weadock

Abstract

The finding that maximal urethral closure pressure and not urethral support is the factor most strongly associated with stress incontinence implies that improving urethral function may have therapeutic promise.

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Pelvic floor disorders treatments Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urological Disorders and Treatments

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Published in: The Journal of Urology

Volume 179, Issue 6, pp. 2286-2290

DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.098

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