Genitourinary tract in women with Marfan syndrome

Abstract

Pelvic organ prolapse and urinary stress incontinence in women are multifactorial in etiology. The etiologic factors associated with these two conditions are thought to have considerable overlap. Stress incontinence is associated with hypermobility of the bladder neck as well as intrinsic sphincter weakness with most patients having overlap of these two components. Hypermobility of the bladder neck can be elicited on physical examination with the presence of cystourethrocele.