3.4 TOT increases voiding resistance
For TOT is well-recognized to increase the resistance of the urethra
during urine storage,23 we examined if TOT also
affects outlet resistance during urine voiding by assaying if TOT affect
the mean urethra resistance (Rv).
As anticipated, TOT increased individual Rv in most patients (21 out of
26, 80%; Figure 4A) as well as significantly increased the mean value
of Rv of patients when compared with the pre-operative control,
indicating TOT did increase the outlet resistance during voiding.