OBSERVATION OF TOPOGRAPHIC RELATION OF URETHRA, BLADDER, VAGINA AND UTERUS BY LATERAL X-RAY PROJECTION

REPORT III. ON THE MUTUAL RELATIONS OF THE POSITION OF THE BLADDER AND URETHRA BEFORE AND AFTER GYNECOLOGICAL OPERATIONS AS SHOWN IN THEIR LATERAL ROENTGENOGRAMS

Abstract

1. As a result of gynecological operations, the bladder and the posterior urethra are affected in their shape and position.
2. After the operation, the position of the externel meatus as well as the internal meatus is pulled downwards.
3. The anterior and posterior mobility (in sagittal direction) of the internal meatus caused by urination after operation is less than that before operation.
The internal meatus moves downwards (towards the external genitalia) before operation, while it moves upwards (towards the sacroscapular region) after operation.
For this reason, possibly, the range of mobility of the external meatus by urination is greater than that of the internal meatus.