Architecture of female urethral supporting structures based on undeformed high-resolution sectional anatomical images.

Anatomical Science International
Jing-Ru LiYi Wu

Abstract

Female urinary incontinence mainly relates to damage of female urethra supporting structures, while its anatomy and function specially in which the connective tissue part are still unclear and controversial. We study it based on 4 thin-sectional, high-resolution, transverse sectional anatomical images [Chinese Visible Human (CVH) images] and 10 high-resolution MRI images from volunteers. The female urethral supporting structures and its adjacent structures were segmented and three-dimensional (3D) reconstructed with Amira software. The urethral supporting structures include muscular and connective tissue supporting structures. Muscular supporting structures are composed of levator ani muslce and striated urethral sphincter, the connective tissue supporting structures are composed of anterior vaginal wall, pubovesical muscle, pubovesical ligament, lateral vesical ligament, and tendinous arch of pelvic fascia (TAPF). The anterior vaginal wall includes tight and loose connections between urethral, bladder, and vagina. The lateral vesical ligament connects the proximal part of the urethra to the TAPF. The pubovesical muscle is crescent shaped and continues with the detrusor of the bladder superior and directly connects the TAPF lat...Continue Reading

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