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Urethral Sphincter: Stress Urinary Incontinence

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Urinary incontinence is described as the involuntary loss of urine and is a common condition in middle-aged and elderly women and men [1]. Urinary incontinence can be generally classified into the following three: (1) stress urinary incontinence, (2) urge urinary incontinence, and (3) a mixed form of (1) and (2) [1]. Stress urinary incontinence occurs when increased intra-abdominal pressure causes bladder pressure to exceed urethral pressure, resulting in involuntary leakage of urine. In stress urinary incontinence, urine leakage can be observed during coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting, and exercising. Classically stress urinary incontinence often relies on distinguishing between intrinsic sphincter deficiency and urethral malposition or hypermobility [2]. However, this is controversial as each component may contribute in varying proportion to the occurrence of stress urinary incontinence.

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