Reflex interaction between the proximal urethra and the bladder. A clinical experimental study
dc.contributor.author | Geirsson, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Fall, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-15T11:15:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-01-15T11:15:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999-02-01 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2008-01-15 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol. 1999, 33(1):24-6 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0036-5599 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 10100359 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/003655999750016221 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2336/47464 | |
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dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: Animal experiments have shown that the bladder-cooling reflex is activated by cold stimulation of the bladder and urethra, causing a reflex bladder contraction. In this clinical experimental study, the bladder reflex responses to distension and cooling of the bladder neck and the proximal urethra were investigated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-one patients with overactive bladders and documented positive ice water tests were studied. RESULTS: Three patients (14%) responded with reflex bladder contraction by urethral infusion of ice water only, and another 4 patients responded to urethral distension with both warm and cold water. In 4 patients, bladder contraction was induced by a catheter pulling on the bladder neck. CONCLUSION: This study supports the existence of a cold-sensitive reflex system in the human urethra. However, in the experimental situation, both cold and tension-mediated reflexes were more difficult to evoke from the urethra than from the bladder. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en |
dc.relation.url | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=4041587&site=ehost-live | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Adolescent | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Aged | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Cold Temperature | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Prospective Studies | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Reflex | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Urethra | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Urinary Bladder | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Urinary Catheterization | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Urination Disorders | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Urodynamics | en |
dc.title | Reflex interaction between the proximal urethra and the bladder. A clinical experimental study | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Urology, Reykjavik Hospital, Iceland. | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology | en |
html.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: Animal experiments have shown that the bladder-cooling reflex is activated by cold stimulation of the bladder and urethra, causing a reflex bladder contraction. In this clinical experimental study, the bladder reflex responses to distension and cooling of the bladder neck and the proximal urethra were investigated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-one patients with overactive bladders and documented positive ice water tests were studied. RESULTS: Three patients (14%) responded with reflex bladder contraction by urethral infusion of ice water only, and another 4 patients responded to urethral distension with both warm and cold water. In 4 patients, bladder contraction was induced by a catheter pulling on the bladder neck. CONCLUSION: This study supports the existence of a cold-sensitive reflex system in the human urethra. However, in the experimental situation, both cold and tension-mediated reflexes were more difficult to evoke from the urethra than from the bladder. |