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).