The role of a lax posterior vaginal fornix in the causation of stress and urgency symptoms: a preliminary report.
Ten patients are presented with symptoms of urinary stress and/or urgency. Eight were cured by approximation of the uterosacral ligaments. This supports the contention of the Integral Theory of Female Urinary Incontinence that a loosely tethered supralevator vagina may be an important element in urinary incontinence, especially following hysterectomy.
Petros
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Department of Gynaecology, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia.
Ulmsten
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D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008022:Ligaments / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery