Ist die hypotone Urethra stressharninkontinenter Frauen eine Folge der Zerstörung von elastischen Bindegewebsfasern?
C. Göpel, S. Störer, C. Thomssen · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2005 · Heft 08 · S. 786-789
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Abstract PURPOSE: Changes in structural support of the urethra and bladder neck have been proposed to be important factors in the pathogenesis of urinary stress incontinence. In this context, we investigated the elastic fibers of the periurethral area in incontinent women with normotonic and hypotonic urethra under an electron microscope. The exact localization and morphological structure of these fibers, their relationship to other connective tissue components as well as their possible role in the development of stress urinary incontinence were characterized. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We studied the periurethral co…