Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency in women with genuine stress incontinence and prolapse

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in pudendal nerve terminal motor latency (PNTML) time in women with genuine stress incontinence (GSI) and with or without prolapse, in conjunction with measurement of maximal u rethral closure pressure (MUCP). Eighty-five patients participated in the s tudy and they were allocated to one of four groups, including the control g roup. A statistically significant difference was found in the PNTML time be tween patients with GSI and patients of the control group, The conduction t ime in patients with prolapse but no GSI did not show a statistically signi ficant difference compared to the patients of the control group. The MUCP w as reduced in patients with GSI, but no cutoff value of MUCP, which is path ognomonic of GSI, could be identified. We conclude that GSI is associated w ith a prolongation of PNTML time and a reduction in MUCP, Copyright (C) 200 1 S. Karger AG, Basel.