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Correlation of bladder base elevation with pelvic floor hypertonicity in women with lower urinary tract symptoms
Author(s) -
Chuang FeiChi,
Kuo HannChorng
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.20397
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder outlet obstruction , urology , pelvic floor muscle , pelvic floor , lower urinary tract symptoms , urinary system , surgery , prostate , cancer
Aims To determine whether the bladder base elevation as revealed by cystogram under fluoroscopy is associated with pelvic floor hypertonicity or bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in women. Methods Sixty‐two women who were referred to our videourodynamic laboratory for assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were included in this retrospective analysis. Thirty‐one of these women with bladder base elevation—revealed by cystogram under fluoroscopy during videourodynamic study—served as the experimental group, and another group of 31 women without bladder base elevation served as control. None of the patients had neuropathy, previous pelvic surgery or chronic urinary retention. The clinical symptoms, urodynamic diagnosis, and parameters were compared between the two groups. Results The mean voiding pressure (Pdet.Q max ) and postvoid residual (PVR) were significantly greater, and maximum flow rate (Q max ) and voided volume were significantly lower in the bladder base elevation group. When a Pdet.Q max of ≥35 cmH 2 O combined with a Q max of ≤15 ml/sec in pressure flow study was used to diagnose BOO, significantly more patients in the bladder base elevation group had BOO than controls (51.6% vs. 9.7%, P = 0.0003). Pelvic floor muscle electromyogram (EMG) was dyscoordinated during the voiding phase in 18 (58.1%) and 9 (29%) of the patients with and without bladder base elevation, respectively ( P = 0.0212). Conclusion Women with LUTS and bladder base elevation revealed in the filling phase of videourodynamic study had significantly higher voiding pressure and incidence of dyscoordinated pelvic floor EMG activities during voiding, suggesting a higher incidence of BOO and pelvic floor hypertonicity. Neurourol. Urodynam. 26:502–506, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.