JB Furness, L Pontell, D Ferens, N Bramich… - Autonomic …, 2011 - Elsevier A number of methods to augment the resistance of the outlet of the urinary bladder and to improve continence have been developed, including the artificial urinary sphincter and the placement of skeletal muscle around the urethra. It has been recently shown in a rabbit model that ... All 5 versions
T Imamura, O Ishizuka, Y Kinebuchi… - … Engineering Part A, 2011 - liebertonline.com ... loss of bladder neck support, 4,5 can be improved by surgical therapies to lift the bladder and urethra. ... urinary continence system, urethral closure pressure for prohibiting the release of urine is produced by the urethralsphincter, composed of striated and smooth muscle cells. ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 2 versions
T Schlomm, H Heinzer, T Steuber, G Salomon… - European Urology, 2011 - Elsevier ... male urethralsphincter is connected to the connective tissue raphe (medial dorsal raphe), providing a point of fixation (Fig. 3) [6] and [13]. The puboperinealis portion of the levator ani (puboperinealis muscle, levator urethrae muscle) forms a hammock around the urethra and ... Related articles - All 2 versions
SC Chen, CL Cheng, WJ Fan… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Physiological Soc ... burst before the opening of bladder neck/internal sphincter and the sustained activation of urethral smooth muscle by 8-OH-DPAT until the opening of the bladder neck/internal sphincter. Urethra resistance increased by the activation of urethral smooth muscle might exceed the ... Related articles - All 3 versions
CL Cheng… - Journal of Urology, The, 2011 - urologyaccess.org ... As evidenced by shortening of the external urethralsphincter electromyogram silent period in ovariectomized rats, the disruption of coordination between the external urethralsphincter and the detrusor muscle could decrease urine outflow and in turn voiding efficiency. ... Cached