Research Article
Effect of Er:YAG Laser for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
Table 4
Resting urethral topography at baseline and 6 months after treatment.
| | Rest | Baseline | 6 months post laser | P-value |
| | Proximal (area)(mm2) | 122.3 ± 54.2 | 95 ± 52.4 | 0.099 | | A (mm) | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 0.028 | | B (mm) | 6.8 ± 1.7 | 6.1 ± 1.5 | 0.965 | | Middle (area)(mm2) | 130.6 ± 58 | 93.5 ± 42.7 | 0.001 | | A (mm) | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 0.033 | | B (mm) | 7.4 ± 2.1 | 6.4 ± 1.7 | 0.024 | | Distal (area)(mm2) | 107.2 ± 52.2 | 78.9 ± 61.8 | 0.003 | | A (mm) | 4.7 ± 1.2 | 4.0 ± 1.2 | 0.152 | | B (mm) | 7.0 ± 2.0 | 5.8 ± 2.0 | 0.001 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or numbers. Statistical significance; paired t-test. |
