title: Electromyographic and urethral pressure evaluations: assessment of urethral function in female and ovariohysterectomized female cats.
abstract: Urethral pressure and electromyographic evaluations were performed in 10 healthy, intact female cats and in 10 healthy, ovariohysterectomized (OVH) female cats. Mean maximum urethral closure pressure was 71.4 +/- 25 cm of water for intact cats and 77.5 +/- 31.3 cm of water for OVH cats. Mean maximum pressure of the proximal 60% of the urethral pressure profile length was 39.2 +/- 7.4 cm of water for intact cats and 32.1 +/- 11.6 cm of water for OVH cats. Mean maximum pressure of the distal 40% of the urethral pressure profile length was 76.2 +/- 27.4 cm of water in intact cats and 80.5 +/- 32.9 cm of water in OVH cats. Significant differences between intact and OVH cats were not found in mean maximum urethral closure pressure, proximal urethral sphincter pressure, or distal urethral sphincter pressure.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011312:Pressure; D012016:Reference Values; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology*