Relationship between Q-Tip Test and Urethral Hypermobility on Perineal Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between the overall rest-stress distance measured by transperineal ultrasound (TPUS) and Q-tip test angle in women with urodynamic stress incontinence (USI), and determine a cut-off value of rest-stress distance for predicting urethral hypermobility (UH).

Methods

Women with USI scheduled for mid-urethral sling surgery were retrospectively recruited. UH was defined as a Q-tip angle more than or equal to 30 degrees. Ultrasonic measurement of the overall rest-stress distance was defined as the linear distance of bladder-neck position change from resting status to maximal strain.

Results

Among the 132 enrolled women, the Pearson correlation coefficient between the overall rest-stress distance in TPUS and Q-tip

SUBMITTER: Long CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10381566 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature