Assessment of the Internal Urethral Sphincter and the Vagina by Three Dimensional Ultrasound

Urinary Incontinence Due to Urethral Sphincter Incompetence Clinical Trial

Official title: Ultrasonic Assessment of the Urethra and the Vagina in Normal Continent Women and Women Suffering From Stress Urinary Incontinence

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Continent women have an intact internal urethral sphincter that extends from the bladder neck down to the perineal membrane. The internal urethral sphincter is a strong collagen muscle tissue cylinder lined by urothelium. On ultrasound scanning tissue echo will be detected torn internal urethral sphincter will not stand sudden rise of abdominal pressure. Three dimensional ultrasound assessment of the internal urethral sphincter is very sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence.

Clinical Trial Description

The internal urethral sphincter used to be said it's a muscular ring but the investigators will visualize by three dimensional ultrasound it's a cylinder in shape and it's the cause of stress urinary incontinence by being torn by stretching the vagina during normal delivery. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Urinary Incontinence
• Urinary Incontinence Due to Urethral Sphincter Incompetence

• NCT number: NCT02139956
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]
• Source: Ain Shams University
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2014