Open AccessTHE ROLE OF A LAX POSTERIOR VAGINAL FORNIX IN THE CAUSATION OF STRESS AND URGENCY SYMPTOMS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT
Author(s) -
Petros Peter E. Papa,
Ulmsten Ulf I.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1990.tb08036.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vagina , urinary incontinence , stress incontinence , urinary system , fornix , gynecology , causation , hysterectomy , urinary sediment , urology , obstetrics , surgery , political science , hippocampus , law
Ten patients are presented with symptoms of urinary stress and/or urgency. Eight were cured by approximation of the uterosacral ligaments. This supports the contention of the Integral Theory of Female Urinary Incontinence that a loosely tethered supralevator vagina may be an important element in urinary incontinence, especially following hysterectomy.