Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology Vol. 159 Editors F. Beck, Melbourne B.Christ, Freiburg W. Kriz, Heidelberg W. Kummer, GieBen E. Marani, Leiden R. Putz, Munchen Y. Sano, Kyoto T.H. Schiebler, Wurzburg G. C. Schoenwolf, Salt Lake City K. Zilles, Dusseldorf Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH w. Dorschner J.-U. Stolzenburg J. Neuhaus Structure and Function of the Bladder Neck With 36 Figures and 1 Table anda CD-Rom t Springer WOLFGANG DORSCHNER, MD JENS-UWE STOLZENBURG, MD JOCHEN NEUHAUS, PhD Klinik und Poliklinik fUr Urologie Universitătsklinikum Leipzig AOR Stephanstrasse Il 04103 Leipzig, Germany e-mails: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ISSN 0301-5556 Library of Congress-Cataloging-in-Publication-Data Dorschner, W. (Wolfgang), 1942- Structure and function of the bladder neck / W. Dorschner, J.-U. Stolzenburg, J. Neuhaus. p.cm. - (Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology, VoI. 159) Includes bibliographical references and index. 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Itisbyno meanssufficientto acquainthimselfsuperfi ciallywith theform, locationand interplayofthevariousforms of the unfathomable organism. Therefore, the physician who takestherevisionofthisknowledgeseriouslyshouldpractisethis visualinstructiondaily,shouldconstantlyseekwaysofrenewing his perception ofthe interrelations in this living miracle. Ifhe were aware ofthe advantage gained, he would, as he probably lacks the timeforsuchworkhimself,employananatomistwho, working under his guidance quietly in the background in the presence ofall the'interwoven intricaciesoflife',wouldbeable togiveanimmediateanswertothemostcomplicatedquestions. Themoreoneacknowledgesthis,themoreactively,ardentlyand passionatelywilldoctorsstudythehumananatomy..." Goethe("WilhelmMeister'sTravels", BookIII, Chapter3) v Acknowledgements TheauthorsareverygratefultoMrs.DettmerandMrs.Hiekefor technical assistance. They would like to thank Mr. Mondry for computer-relatedhelp. VII Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . ...... 2 MaterialsandMethods. 5 3 MusculusDetrusorVesicae 7 3.1 MusculusDetrusorVesicae 7 3.2 MusculusPubovesicalis .. 10 3.3 MusculusVesicoprostaticus andMusculusVesicovaginalis. 10 3.4 Summary ............. 14 4 TheMusculatureoftheTrigonumVesicae 17 4.1 MusculusInteruretericus ... 18 4.2 MusculusSphincterVesicae (VesicalorInternalSphincter) 18 4.3 TrigonumVesicae. 27 4.4 Summary .......... 29 5 DiaphragmaUrogenitale 31 5.1 Summary .......... 36 6 MusculusSphincterUrethrae (UrethralorExternalSphincter) 41 6.1 Summary ............ 50 7 MusculusDilatatorUrethrae 51 7.1 Summary ......... 58 8 MusculusEjaculatorius 59 8.1 Summary ......... 69 9 ChangesoftheMusclesoftheLowerUrinaryTract withAge 71 9.1 Summary ......................... 72 IX 10 Three-DimensionalModeloftheAnatomy oftheLowerUrinaryTract . . . . . . . . . . .. 73 11 FundamentalsoftheNeuroanatomy oftheLowerUrinaryTract 77 ILl AutonomousInnervation oftheLowerUrinaryTract 77 11.2 TheVoluntaryInnervation oftheMusculusSphincterUrethrae 78 11.3 TheSensoryInnervationoftheUrinaryBladder andtheUrethra ........... 79 11.4 SpinalandSupraspinalInfluence ontheUrinaryReflexes 81 11.5 Summary .............. 82 12 Discussion(FunctionalInterpretation oftheAnatomicalFindings) 83 12.1 Continence 83 12.2 Micturition 84 12.3 Ejaculation 86 13 FurtherStudiesandNewApproaches. 89 13.1 Summary ......... . . . . . . . . 90 14 TerminologiaAnatomica oftheLowerUrinaryTract ...... 93 15 Summary . 97 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 SubjectIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III x Abbreviations (English in Brackets) bn bladderneck(neckofbladder) Bp bulbuspenis(bulbofpenis) Bv bulbivestibuli(bulbofvestibuli) Cc corpuscavernosumpenis Cs colliculusseminalis(seminalcolliculus) Ct centrumtendineum Cu cristaurethralis(urethralcrest) De ductusejaculatorius(ejaculatoryduct) Gb glandulabulbourethralis(bulbo-urethralgland orCowper'sgland) Mb musculusbulbospongiosus(bulbospongiosus) Md musculusdilatatorurethrae(dilatorurethrae) Mdv musculusdetrusorvesicae(detrusor) Me musculusejaculatorius(ejaculatorius) Mi musculus interuretericus(interuretericus) Ml musculuslevatorani(levatorani) Mo musculusobturatoriusinternus (obturatoriusinternus) Mpv musculus pubovesicalis(pubovesicalis) Mu musculussphincterurethrae (urethralorexternalsphincter) Mug musculussphincterurethraeglaber (smoothmuscularpartofurethralsphincter) Mut musculussphincterurethraetransversostriatus (striatedpartofurethralsphincter) Mv musculussphinctervesicae (urethralsphincterorinternalsphincter) Mvp musculusvesicoprostaticus(vesicoprostaticus) Mvv musculusvesicovaginalis(vesicovaginalis) Q ostiumureteris(uretericorifice) Qui ostiumurethraeinternum(internalurethralorifice) P prostate Pi plicainterureterica(interuretericcrest) R rectum S symphysis Tv trigonumvesicae(trigoneofbladder) U urethra XI ub urinarybladder Dr ureter Dt uterus V vagina Vs vesiculaseminalis(seminalvesicle) XII