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The normal urine collection function of bladder involves the balance between the following two factors: the compliance of detrusor muscles maintains a low pressure within the bladder when it collects urine and the tension in sphincter muscles as well as the surrounding tissue is high enough to avoid involuntary urine leakage, which is also referred to as urinary incontinence.
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Zeng, R. (2020). Urinary Incontinence. In: Wan, XH., Zeng, R. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1_26
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