Ultrasound Characteristics of the Urethro-Vesical Segment in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction. This article highlights the clinical use of pelvic floor ultrasound to image the urethra-vesical segment in women with stress urinary incontinence. Methods. The features of the urethro-vesical segment were compared between healthy women and female patients with stress urinary incontinence. Results. Significant differences were found between the groups in such parameters as pubo-urethral distance, urethral diameter, α angle and its deviation and the deviation of β angle. These parameters were significantly higher in the SUI group. Conclusion. Transperineal ultrasonography is a practical, reliable, non-invasive and comfortable method for the SUI evaluation. The advantage of ultrasound is the dynamic assessment of urethro-vesical segment parameters during the Valsalva maneuver, which reliably reflects urethral hypermobility and correlates with the SUI symptoms. Keywords: Stress urinary incontinence, transperineal ultrasound, hypermobility of urethra, intrinsic sphincter deficiency.
DOI: 10.23950/jcmk/16257
Authors: Leonid Sevastyanov, Yelena Avilova, Yermek Turgunov, Dmitry Vazenmiller, Gennady Stepanenko
Institution: Karaganda Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409737278