title: Physiology of the lower urinary tract.
abstract: This article presents the concepts that give meaning to the pressures observed in the various parts of the body occurring normally and abnormally in various conditions. Normal pressure relationships, holding urine, voiding, incontinence, and flatulence and defecation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Earl R. Miller Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003672:Defecation / Q000502:physiology; D005414:Flatulence / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000502:physiology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology