Structural basis of geriatric voiding dysfunction. II. Aging detrusor: normal versus impaired contractility
A Elbadawi, SV Yalla, NM Resnick - The Journal of urology, 1993 - Elsevier
Little information on the structural norm of the aging detrusor is currently available. To gain
insight into the pathophysiology of geriatric voiding dysfunction, detrusor biopsies were
examined by electron microscopy to identify structural correlates of specific, urodynamically
defined abnormalities of vesical function in 35 elderly subjects. Prospective urodynamic
grouping of the subjects and segregation of the detrusor specimens by ultrastructural
features were done independently and blindly. One structural pattern so identified, the …
insight into the pathophysiology of geriatric voiding dysfunction, detrusor biopsies were
examined by electron microscopy to identify structural correlates of specific, urodynamically
defined abnormalities of vesical function in 35 elderly subjects. Prospective urodynamic
grouping of the subjects and segregation of the detrusor specimens by ultrastructural
features were done independently and blindly. One structural pattern so identified, the …