Is urethral kinking a confounder of the association between urethral closure pressure and stress urinary incontinence?

CONCLUSIONS: The location of urethral kink is associated with urodynamic stress incontinence. The further urethral kinking is from the mid-urethra, the more likely is urodynamic stress incontinence. This provides circumstantial evidence for the pressure transmission theory of stress continence. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 32672377 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32672377?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology - July 15, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Ling C, Shek KL, Gillor M, Caudwell-Hall J, Dietz HP Tags: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol Source Type: research