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Ultrasonographic and Doppler velocimetric evaluation of the levator ani muscle in premenopausal women with and without urinary stress incontinence
2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 133; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.04.042
ISSN1872-7654
AutoresEmerson de Oliveira, Rodrigo Aquino Castro, Cláudia Cristina Takano, Leonardo Robson Pinheiro Sobreira Bezerra, Marair Grácio Ferreira Sartori, Geraldo R. de Lima, Edmund Chada Baracat, Manoel Joâo Batista Castello Girão,
Tópico(s)Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
ResumoThe objective was to evaluate the cross-sectional area (CSA) and the Doppler velocimetric parameters of the levator ani muscle vessels in premenopausal women with and without urinary stress incontinence.Sixty-three premenopausal women constituted three groups: GI (nulliparous), GII (continent multiparous), and GIII (incontinent multiparous). The patients had undergone transperineal ultrasound in which the CSA was measured and Doppler velocimetry was performed. The examination was repeated by a second observer using the same procedure.There was a statistically significant correlation between the measurements of the observers I and II regarding all the parameters studied, except for the A/B ratio in GIII. The CSA was significantly greater in GI and GII than in GIII. As far as Doppler velocimetry is concerned there were no differences in the Doppler velocimetric indices among the three groups. Concerning the absent end diastolic shift, it was observed that there was a significantly greater incidence of such findings in GI+GII (continent women) towards GIII (incontinent women).The CSA evaluation and the Doppler velocimetry of the levator ani muscle vessels were highly reproducible. The CSA was higher in continent women and the frequency of the absent end diastolic shift was higher in incontinent women.
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