Valsalva leak point pressure

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Related to Valsalva leak point pressure: Valsalva maneuver, detrusor leak point pressure

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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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

At 200 mL, patients coughed and performed valsalva to record valsalva leak point pressure (VLPP).

Detrusor underactivity is prevalent after radical prostatectomy: A urodynamic study including risk factors

Of the most notable recent findings (level I evidence) regarding urodynamic studies published by the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network, it is important to cite: (1) the lack of correlation between measures of urethral function (Valsalva leak point pressure [VLPP] and urethral pressure profile [UPP]) with subjective or objective measures of urinary incontinence severity,[sup.5] and (2) the more obstructive nature of a sling over a colposuspension procedure.[sup.6]