Role of Urodynamic Examination on the Evaluation of Non-neurological Female Urinary Incontinence
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Hypothesis / aims of study Urodynamic investigation used to be considered as a gold standard. However, recent studies have demonstrated that urinary incontinence symptoms had high positive predictive values, suggesting symptoms is helpful for diagnoses as well. We assess the role of urodynamic examination on the evaluation of non-neurological female urinary incontinence and compare with that of symptoms based diagnosis.
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