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The Effect of Urethral Lengthening
Author(s) -
MAYO M. E.,
HINMAN FRANK
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1973.tb12233.x
Subject(s) - urethra , urology , neck of urinary bladder , medicine , pelvic floor , anatomy , surgery , urinary bladder
Summary The isolated dog's urethra was found to lengthen when inflated, which indicates that the circumferential elements are stronger than the longitudinal ones. When the urethra was mechanically lengthened, urethral closure pressure was decreased. Pelvic floor contraction, and vesical suspension operations, which support the bladder base and lengthen the urethra, must enhance continence by their influence on the bladder neck, and not by their effect on urethral length.