Differences in pelvic floor morphology between continent, stress urinary incontinent, and mixed urinary incontinent elderly women : an MRI study


Autoria(s): Pontbriand-Drolet, Stéphanie; Tang, An; Madill, Stephanie J.; Tannenbaum, Cara; Lemieux, Marie-Claude; Corcos, Jacques; Dumoulin, Chantale
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Faculté de médecine - École de réadaptation

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05/01/2017

31/12/1969

05/01/2017

13/04/2016

Resumo

Aims To compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvic floor musculature (PFM), bladder neck and urethral sphincter morphology under three conditions (rest, PFM maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), and straining) in older women with symptoms of stress (SUI) or mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) or without incontinence. Methods This 2008–2012 exploratory observational cohort study was conducted with community-dwelling women aged 60 and over. Sixty six women (22 per group), mean age of 67.7 ± 5.2 years, participated in the study. A 3 T MRI examination was conducted under three conditions: rest, PFM MVC, and straining. ANOVA or Kruskal–Wallis tests (data not normally distributed) were conducted, with Bonferroni correction, to compare anatomical measurements between groups. Results Women with MUI symptoms had a lower PFM resting position (M-Line P = 0.010 and PC/H-line angle P = 0.026) and lower pelvic organ support (urethrovesical junction height P = 0.013) than both continent and SUI women. Women with SUI symptoms were more likely to exhibit bladder neck funneling and a larger posterior urethrovesical angle at rest than both continent and MUI women (P = 0.026 and P = 0.008, respectively). There were no significant differences between groups on PFM MVC or straining. Conclusions Women with SUI and MUI symptoms present different morphological defects at rest. These observations emphasize the need to tailor UI interventions to specific pelvic floor defects and UI type in older women.

Identificador

Pontbriand-Drolet S, Madill S, Tang A, Dumoulin C. (2015) Differences in pelvic floor morphology between stress continent, stress urinary incontinent, and mixed urinary incontinent elderly women : an MRI study. Neurourol Urodyn. 35(4), 515–521.

1520-6777

http://hdl.handle.net/1866/16363

10.1002/nau.22743

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en

Relação

Neurourology and Urodynamics;Vol. 35, no 4

Palavras-Chave #aging #morphology #MRI #pelvic floor #pelvic organ support #urinary incontinence #women
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Article