Urodynamic assessment of urinary incontinence

Biofeedback Therapy for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Is Urodynamic Assessment Necessary?

In the recent issue of Nephro-Urology Monthly Journal, Bayrak et al. (1) presented a prospective, single institu­ tional study to evaluate the effects of biofeedback thera­ py (BFT) on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. The International Consultation on Incontinence Ques­ tionnaire – Short Form (ICIQ-SF) was utilized and ICIQ-SF scores were measured to evaluate the severity of their ur...

biofeedback therapy for stress urinary incontinence: is urodynamic assessment necessary?

Urodynamic characteristics of mixed urinary incontinence and idiopathic urge urinary incontinence.

PURPOSE To evaluate and compare the clinical and urodynamic findings in patients with either mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) or simple urge urinary incontinence (UUI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A series of 100 consecutive female patients with MUI and UUI were identified from a database. Patients with neurogenic bladder, fistula, urethral diverticulum, prior urologic surgery or known urinary trac...

[Urodynamic aspects of feminine urinary incontinence treated with slings].

OBJECTIVES Treatment of feminine stress urinary incontinence (SUI) with slings aims to supplement the function of the damaged ligaments, favoring the correct transmission of the tensions. Our objective is to determine which preoperative variables could predict the outcome of surgical treatment of SUI and to study the urodynamic changes produced by the surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS 139 women (...

Associated factors to urinary incontinence in women undergoing urodynamic testing.

OBJECTIVE Analyzing factors associated with urinary incontinence (UI) among women submitted to urodynamic testing. METHOD A cross-sectional study of 150 women attended at a urological center. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistics. RESULTS White women (79.3%), overweight (45.3%), menopausal (53.3%), who drink coffee (82.7%), sedentary (65.3%), who had vaginal birth ...