Assessment of pelvic floor muscle contraction in stress urinary incontinent women: comparison between transabdominal ultrasound and perineometry

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作者
Chehrehrazi, Mahshid
Arab, Amir Massoud [1 ]
Karimi, Noureddin [1 ]
Zargham, Mahtab [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Social Welf & Rehabil Sci, Dept Phys Therapy, Tehran 1985713831, Iran
[2] Isfahan Univ Med Sci, Dept Urol, Ali Asghar Hosp, Esfahan, Iran
关键词
Pelvic floor muscles; Perineometry; Transabdominal ultrasound; Stress urinary incontinence; Vaginal squeeze pressure; Reliability; STRENGTH; TRANSPERINEAL; STANDARDIZATION; TERMINOLOGY; CONTINENT; SCORE;
D O I
10.1007/s00192-009-0977-8
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Introduction and hypothesis Transabdominal (TA) ultrasound and perineometry have been currently used to assess lifting aspect and squeezing action of pelvic floor muscles (PFM) function, respectively, in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, no study has directly compared these measurements. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and correlation between perineometry and TA ultrasound as measurements of different aspect of PFM function. Methods A total of 28 women with SUI participated in the study. Vaginal squeeze pressure using a perineometer and bladder base movement on TA ultrasound was measured. Scattergram was depicted to determine the correlation between variables. Intraclass correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman plot were used to assess reliability. Results Scatter diagram depicted significant correlation of TA ultrasound with vaginal squeeze pressure (r=0.72, R-2=0.52, p<0.0001). High reliability was found for measurements. Conclusion TA ultrasound measurement may be an alternative measurement to perineometry when assessing PFM function.
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