title: The significance of bladder trabeculation in the female lower urinary system: an objective evaluation by urodynamic studies.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between bladder trabeculation, urinary function, and the stage of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The medical records of 104 patients with POP who underwent cystoscopies and urodynamic studies were reviewed retrospectively. Age, incidence of detrusor instability, stage and site of POP, and the parameters of urodynamic studies of patients with and without bladder trabeculation were compared. The difference in the incidence of bladder trabeculation was estimated between patients with and without a suspected bladder outlet obstruction. There were significant differences in the patients' age, stage of POP, and maximal voiding velocity. Patients with a suspected bladder outlet obstruction had a significantly higher incidence of bladder trabeculation. In addition, patients with advanced stages of POP were also found to have a higher incidence of bladder trabeculation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. swbai@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sang Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Soo Hyeon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Da Jung
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Joo Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jong Seung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Sei Kwang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000503:physiopathology; D011391:Prolapse; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000150:complications