Role of inner urethral softness in urinary continence.
Given adequate external squeeze upon suitable urethral geometry, continence depends on the mechanical properties of the outflow tract wall. Evidence indicates that these mechanical properties include an ability to deform and behave in a fluid-like manner.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010577:Petrolatum; D011312:Pressure; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014563:Urodynamics
D010577:Petrolatum