Is proximal urethral mobility important for transobturator tape procedure in management of female patients with stress urinary incontinence?

Objectives: To assess the change in urethral mobility (UM) after the transobturator tape (TOT) procedure and to evaluate the effect of UM on the outcome of the TOT procedure in women with stress urinary incontinence.

Methods: A total of 159 women 33 to 77 years old (mean 55.3) was included in this study.

Influence of isoflurane anesthesia on pulsatility index and peak systolic velocity of basilar artery in dogs by Doppler ultrasonography.

This study was performed to examine the influence of isoflurane anesthesia on the pulsatility index (PI) and the peak systolic velocity (PSV) of the blood flow in the basilar artery of dogs by duplex Doppler ultrasonography. Twelve healthy dogs were used to measure the PI and the PSV under the conscious state and isoflurane anesthesia. The pulsatility index (PI) and the peak systolic velocity (PSV) in the basilar artery were measured five times with random intervals.