Valsalva leak point pressure

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Valsalva leak point pressure

the amount of pressure on the bladder by a Valsalva maneuver at which leakage of urine from the urethra occurs. This is a measure of strength of the urethral sphincters.

Val·sal·va leak point pres·sure

(VLPP) (vahl-sahl'vă lēk poynt presh'ŭr)

Abdominal pressure at which urinary incontinence may occur.

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53 VLPP: Valsalva leak point pressure (cmH2O); CLPP: cough leak point pressure (cmH2O); Data are presented as mean [+ or -] SD.

Valsalva leak point pressures in adult women with genuine stress incontinence: Reproducibility, effect of catheter caliber, and correlation with passive urethral pressure profilometry.

Leak point pressure at different bladder volumes in stress urinary incontinence in women: comparison between Valsalva and cough-induced leak point pressure

Richter said, based on their higher Valsalva leak point pressures and maximal urethral closure pressures (measured in the TOMUS study).