Author/Editor		Peschers, Ursula M; Fanger, Gabi; Schaer, Gabriel N; Vodušek, David B; DeLancey, John OL; Schuessler, Bernhard
Title		Bladder neck mobility in continent nulliparous women
Type		članek
Source		Br J Obstet Gynaecol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 108
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 320-4
Language		eng
Abstract		Objective To evaluate the mobility of the vesical neck during coughing and valsalva in healthy nulliparous volunteers and to test the reliability of the technique applied. Design Clinical observational study. Setting Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Switzerland. Population Thirty-nine nulliparous volunteers. Methods Vesical neck motion was assessed with perineal ultrasound. Infra-abdominal pressure was controlled for with an intrarectal probe. Intra-rater reliability was evaluated. Results Vesical neck mobility was significantly lower during coughing (8 mm, SD 4 mm) than during valsalva (15 mm, SD 10 mm) (P>0,005). Between individuals mobility varied from 4 mm to 32 mm during coughing and from 2 mm to 31 mm during valsalva. Test-retest-studies showed a maximum difference between to tests during coughing of 4 mm and during valsalva of 5 mm. Conclusion The bladder neck is mobile in normal continent women and bladder neck mobility is lower during coughing than during Valsalva.
Descriptors		BLADDER COUGH VALSALVA'S MANEUVER ADULT MANOMETRY