Stress urinary incontinence is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly women, which
seriously affects the physical and mental health of the patients. For this reason, researchers …

Abstract Context The European Association of Urology guidelines on urinary incontinence
(UI) have been updated in cyclical fashion with successive major chapters being revised …

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a prevailing health problem that severely impacts quality
of life. Because SUI is mainly due to urethral sphincter deficiency, several preclinical and …

Methods En bloc removal of 4 female cadaveric pelvises was performed, with 18 to 25 serial
sections obtained from each. The vaginal and urethral lengths were divided into distal and …

AIM: To define the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters differentiating urethral
hypermobility (UH) and intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) in women with stress urinary …

The presence of diabetes in pregnancy leads to hormonal and metabolic changes making
inappropriate intrauterine environment, favoring the onset of maternal and fetal …

Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the rhabdosphincter and adjacent tissues is
mandatory during urologic surgery to ensure reliable oncologic and functional outcomes. To …

Aims To discuss the advantages and limitation of the different pelvic floor muscle (PFM)
dynamometers available, both in research and industry, and to present the extent of …

Objective To analyze the distribution and quantification of the key structural extracellular
matrix components of the urethral tissue in a rat model of hyperglycemia and pregnancy …

Pelvic floor disorders including pelvic organ prolapse (POP), urinary dysfunction, defecatory
dysfunction, and complications after pelvic floor surgery are relatively common in the female …