Research Article
Effect of Er:YAG Laser for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
Table 5
Straning urethral topography at baseline and 6 months after treatment.
| | Straining | Baseline | 6 months post laser | P-value |
| | Proximal (area)(mm2) | 102.4 ± 47.1 | 95.0 ± 55.9 | 0.553 | | A (mm) | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 3.8 | 0.319 | | B (mm) | 6.5 ± 1.6 | 5.5 ± 4.7 | 0.208 | | Middle (area)(mm2) | 90.0 ± 57.4 | 80.0 ± 30.9 | 0.048 | | A (mm) | 2.2 ± 3.3 | 2.3 ± 3.4 | 0.006 | | B (mm) | 7.6 ± 4.2 | 6.5 ± 4.3 | 0.065 | | Distal (area)(mm2) | 76.0 ± 59.6 | 78.0 ± 44.1 | 0.001 | | A (mm) | 2.5 ± 3.7 | 1.2 ± 2.6 | 0.137 | | B (mm) | 5.5 ± 4.7 | 6.4 ± 4.7 | 0.301 | | Bladder neck mobility (mm) | 16.1 ± 6.4 | 10.5 ± 4.6 | 0.039 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or numbers. Statistical significance; paired t-test. |
