FIGURE 3. Effects of TVM on the compliance.
(A) Individual and (B) summarized data of the mean
compliance (Cm) of the filling stage measured pre- and post-operatively
(PRE and POST, respectively; * p<0.05, vs. PRE; N=22).(C) and (D) Pre- and post-operatively measured pressure-volume
loops, respectively. Pdet, detrusor pressure; Vive, intra-vesical
volume. Before TVM, the regression line of the late half of the filling
stage (blue dashed line) tilted clockwise compared to that of the early
half (green dashed line). In contrast, after TVM, the regression lines
of the early and late halves of the filling stage displayed resemble
slopes (green and blue dashed lines, respectively). (E) Before
TVM, the mean compliance of the late half of the filling stage (C2/2) is
significantly decreased compared with that of the early half (C1/2),
while after TVM, no statistical difference is evidenced between mean
compliance of the early and late halves of filling stage (C1/2 and C2/2,
respectively). When compared to the pre-operative control, TVM displays
insignificant effect on the C1/2 but post-operatively increases the C2/2
(** p<0.01, vs. PRE; ## p<0.01, vs. C1/2; NS,
p>0.05 vs PRE or C1/2; all N=22).