title: The urethral pressure profile in female patients with meatal stenosis.
abstract: Urethral pressure profiles were recorded in a urodynamic study of 70 female patients with meatal stenosis before and after meatotomy. The study did not reveal any significant difference in the amplitude or contour, whereas a significantly longer urethra was observed in these patients than in normal women. Accordingly, the urethral pressure profile is not a diagnostic aid in deciding whether meatal stenosis is of pathogenic importance in the development of lower urinary-tract symptoms in women.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery