Hypothesis That Urethral Bulb (Corpus Spongiosum) Plays an Active Role in Male Urinary Continence

<div>Anatomy corpora cavernosa and spongiosum: note the rather large urethral bulb. Red arrow shows direction and position of transobturator retroluminal repositioning sling (AdVance Male Sling System, American Medical Systems (Minnetonka, USA)). Adapted from Public Domain: Wikipedia, 15.4.2015 at 12h00, available from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_spongiosum#/media/File:Grant_1962_198.png">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_spongiosum#/media/File:Grant_1962_198.png</a>.</div>

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Figure 1: Hypothesis That Urethral Bulb (Corpus Spongiosum) Plays an Active Role in Male Urinary Continence 