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Genitourinary Tract in Women with Marfan Syndrome

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Pelvic organ prolapse and urinary stress incontinence in women are multifactorial in etiology. The etiologic factors associated with these two conditions are thought to have considerable overlap. Stress incontinence is associated with hypermobility of the bladder neck as well as intrinsic sphincter weakness with most patients having overlap of these two components. Hypermobility of the bladder neck can be elicited on physical examination with the presence of cystourethrocele.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Corrine Jabs MD, FRCS-C

  2. Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, London, UK

    Anne H. Child MD, FRCP

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Jabs, C., Child, A.H. (2016). Genitourinary Tract in Women with Marfan Syndrome. In: Child, A. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Marfan Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5442-6_20

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