| Acute incontinence |
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The sudden onset of episodes of involuntary loss of urine, usually associated with an acute illness or physical inability to reach a toilet or toilet substitute.
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| Allograft |
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Source is from the same species.
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| Anterior |
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Front side.
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| Autograft |
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Source is from the patient’s own body.
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| Bladder Capacity |
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Amount of fluid bladder can hold.
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| Bladder Compliance |
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Ability of bladder to expand to accommodate urine.
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| Coaptation |
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The adjustment of separate parts to each other, as in two sections of tissue.
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| Continuous in-dwelling catheterization |
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Catheterization in which the catheter is left in the patient for several days at a time without changing. It is connected to a collection bag, which has to be emptied regularly.
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| Cystocele |
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Bladder herniating through a defect in the Anterior Vaginal Wall.
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| Cystometrogram |
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Measurement of pressure in bladder in relations to volume of fluid.
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| Cystometrogram (CMG) |
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The graphic representation of intravesical(bladder) pressure as a function of volume.
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| Cystometry |
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The study of bladder filling and storage.
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| Detrusor |
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The outer, largely longitudinally arranged musculature of the bladder wall (also referred to as the detrusor muscle).
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| Distal |
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Far from the point of attachment or origin.
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| Dysinergia |
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Condition in which bladder and urethra muscles contract at the same time.
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| Electromyography |
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The recording and study of skeletal muscle activity, specifically the external sphincter and perineal floor musculature, by means of surface or needle electrodes to determine whether the muscle is contracting.
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| End point |
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The point at which a sufficient amount of Contigen implant has been injected to achieve coaptation (defined below).
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| Enterocele |
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Small intestine herniating through a defect in the Apex of the vagina.
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| Estrogen |
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Hormone given to restore elasticity and thickness to the urethral mucosa.
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| External sphincter |
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The voluntary, striated skeletal muscle sphincter derived from the musculature of the urogenital diaphragm.
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| Fascia |
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Sheet of fibrous connective tissue appearing beneath the skin and enveloping vessels, nerves, glands, and forming tendon sheaths.
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| Fibrous |
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Containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
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| Functional incontinence |
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Incontinence due to an inability to reach a toilet at the appropriate time. This typically occurs in patients who are confined to a bed due to a physical impairment such as broken bones.
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| Hematuria |
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The presence of blood or blood cells in the urine.
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| HMDI |
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Hexamethylene Diisocyanate, chemical which PelvicolTM is crosslinked with
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| Homologous |
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Similar in genetic makeup
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| Internal meatus |
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The internal opening between the bladder and the urethra.
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| Internal sphincter |
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The involuntary smooth muscle sphincter.
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| Intravesical Pressure |
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The total pressure inside the bladder; it consists of three components: detrusor pressure, intra-abdominal pressure, and hydrostatic pressure due to the weight of urine in the bladder.
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| Intrinsic sphincter deficiency |
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Type of stress incontinence attributable to (ISD) sphincter muscle incompetence. It is also known as poor or nonfuctioning urethral closure mechanism, or Type III stress incontinence.
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| Leak Point Pressure |
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Abdominal pressure exerted in the bladder required to make a patient leak
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| Levator Ani |
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Main muscle group supporting the pelvic floor.
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| Paravaginal defect |
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Defect to the side wall of the Vagina.
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| Pelvic Prolapse |
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The herniation of various portions of the vaginal wall.
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| Plication |
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To suture together.
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| Post Void Residual |
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Amount of urine left in bladder after voiding.
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| Posterior |
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Back side.
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| Pubocervical Fascia |
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Fascial Plane seperating bladder and vagina.
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| Pubovaginal Sling |
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Procedure for the treatment of stress incontinence in which the urethra is
suspended with a piece of tissue or synthetic material
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| Rectocele |
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Rectum herniating through a defect on the Posterior Vaginal Wall.
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| Rectovaginal Fascia |
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Fascial plane seperating rectum and vagina
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| Sacral |
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An area in relation to the base of the vertabral column.
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| Stress Incontinence |
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Involuntary loss of urine due to abdominal pressure.
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| Urodynamics |
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Study of the function of the urinary tract and its associated nervous system.
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| Uroflowmetry |
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Measurement of urine flow rate - used to determine voiding function.
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| Xenograft |
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Source is another species.
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