title: [Perineometry and stress incontinence].
abstract: The authors have examined 20 patients with genuine stress incontinence and urogenital prolapse and 20 control subjects searching a difference between static and dynamic condition of the pelvic floor. They used a simple device to study the mean position of the perineal plane both at rest and under switch. In incontinent patients the perineal plane is always below the bituberal plane (+1.17 cm at rest and +1.32 cm straining). These values are on a higher plane in the control subject (-0.64 cm at rest and +0.48 cm upon straining). These differences have an highly significant statistical value (P = 0.0002 and P = 0.001).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frigerio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scaduto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daccò
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pifarotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cabibbe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum / Q000473:pathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver
vernacular_title: Perineometria e incontinenza urinaria da sforzo.