DIAGNOSTIC POSSIBILITIES OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE IN WOMEN

Purpose: The aim of our study was to compare the availability and amount of information obtained from X-ray diagnosis as opposed to ultrasonography in the diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence in women. Methods and Materials: The case notes of 73 female patients, who received treatment for incontinence of urine, were studied. All patients underwent urethrocystography in the antero-posterior (A/P) and lateral projections. They also had ultrasonographic assessment of the upper and lower urinary tract as well as the internal genital organs. The patients were examined in the lithotomy position with standard filli…