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What are the supportive structures of the female urethra?

April 26, 2017female structures supportive urethra

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What are the supportive structures of the female urethra?

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Female stress urinary incontinence is thought to result from impairment of the connective tissue “ligaments” of the urethra. Surgical repair of female incontinence mainly involves fixation of the urethra to the pubic bone or other surrounding structures. In the present anatomical-radiological study, the anatomy of the connective tissue structures around the female urethra was investigated to determine the anatomical structures that support the urethra and the rhabdosphincter.