Relationship between parameters of the urethrovesical segment and quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence

Aim of the study. To determine the relationship between ultrasound parameters of the urethro-vesical segment and the quality of life of women with stress urinary incontinence before and after surgical treatment.
Materials and methods. We studied the quality of life and the severity of symptoms according to the UDI-6, I-Qol, IIQ-7, ICIQ-SF questionnaires, as well as ultrasound examination of the urethro-vesical segment in 40 women with stress urinary incontinence before and after surgery for the period 2023-2024. Correlation analysis among the listed indicators was performed. The mean age in the analyzed group was 49.7±9.7 years.
Results and discussion. There was a significant improvement in postoperative quality of life scores for all the questionnaires used. There was a direct correlation between UDI-6 and urethral diameter in the Valsalva test, between IIQ-7 and the distance between the pubic symphysis and the bladder neck in the Valsalva test, the severity of symptoms according to the ICIQ-SF scale and the size of the posterior urethro-vesical angle at rest before surgery. After surgery, an inverse correlation was found between the distance from the pubic symphysis to the bladder neck in the Valsalva test and the data of the I-Qol questionnaire, as well as I-Qol and the values of the posterior urethro-vesical (β) angle in the Valsalva test. A direct correlation was found between the distance from the pubic symphysis to the bladder neck in the Valsalva test and the results of the IIQ-7 questionnaire, as well as between the β-angle value and the severity of symptoms according to the ICIQ-SF questionnaire.
Conclusions. The results of the analysis confirmed the researchers' hypothesis that ultrasound parameters of the urethro-vesical segment correlate with the severity of symptoms and the level of quality of life in patients with stress urinary incontinence before and after surgical treatment.

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