title: [Functional changes in urethra secondary to partum vs cesarean section. Evidence with dynamic perfilometry].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The vaginal delivery produces anatomic and functional disease in the pelvic floor. The urethral profilometry, part of urodynamic study, represents graphically the urethral functionality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the functional changes in the dynamic profilometry in women with antecedent of vaginal delivery or cesarean section.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a correlation transversal study of 310 urodynamic studies in the Uroginecology Coordination, National Institute of Perinatology at 2003.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found a statistically significant correlation between vaginal delivery and urethral close area and the continence area, determining that a higher number of vaginal deliveries is associated with lower urethral close area and lower continence area.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia, México. srss27@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Salvador Rafael
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Solano Sánchez
authors.forename: Maria del Pilar
authors.initials: Mdel P
authors.lastname: Velásquez Sánchez
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kunhardt Rasch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D036801:Parturition; D011247:Pregnancy; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics