Open AccessRegulation of bladder dynamic elasticity: a novel method to increase bladder capacity and reduce pressure using pulsatile external compressive exercises in a porcine model
Author(s) -
Dielle L. M. Duval,
Samuel Weprin,
Naveen Nandanan,
Zachary Cullingsworth,
Natalie Swavely,
Andrea Balthazar,
Martin J. Mangino,
John E. Speich,
Adam P. Klausner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international urology and nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1573-2584
pISSN - 0301-1623
DOI - 10.1007/s11255-021-02863-1
Subject(s) - pulsatile flow , medicine , compression (physics) , ex vivo , urinary bladder , biomedical engineering , in vivo , elasticity (physics) , urology , cardiology , materials science , biology , composite material , microbiology and biotechnology
Dynamic elasticity is a biomechanical property of the bladder in which muscle compliance can be acutely adjusted through passive stretches and reversed with active contractions. The aim of this study was to determine if manipulating dynamic elasticity using external compression could be used as a novel method to acutely increase bladder capacity and reduce bladder pressure in a porcine model.