NCT02139956

Assessment of the Internal Urethral Sphincter and the Vagina by Three Dimensional Ultrasound

Ultrasonic Assessment of the Urethra and the Vagina in Normal Continent Women and Women Suffering From Stress Urinary Incontinence

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Continent women have an intact internal urethral sphincter that extends from the bladder neck down to the perineal membrane. The internal urethral sphincter is a strong collagen muscle tissue cylinder lined by urothelium. On ultrasound scanning tissue echo will be detected torn internal urethral sphincter will not stand sudden rise of abdominal pressure. Three dimensional ultrasound assessment of the internal urethral sphincter is very sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence.

Detailed description

The internal urethral sphincter used to be said it's a muscular ring but the investigators will visualize by three dimensional ultrasound it's a cylinder in shape and it's the cause of stress urinary incontinence by being torn by stretching the vagina during normal delivery.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence Due to Urethral Sphincter Incompetence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	ultrasonography	open

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2014-05-16
• Last updated: 2014-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt