Functional: Neural Control of Storage and Voiding: Difference between revisions

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=== Voiding mechanics (emptying) ===
=== Voiding mechanics (emptying) ===
* '''Intravesical pressure (Pves) reflects the combined factors of abdominal (Pabd) and detrusor (Pdet) pressures. Pdet = Pves – Pabd'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Intravesical pressure (Pves) reflects the combined factors of abdominal (Pabd) and detrusor (Pdet) pressures. Pdet = Pves – Pabd</span>'''
* '''Low voiding pressure in a females does not necessarily imply impaired detrusor contractility; this may occur in females that are able to open their urethra widely.'''
* '''Low voiding pressure in a females does not necessarily imply impaired detrusor contractility; this may occur in females that are able to open their urethra widely.'''