BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to identify the differences between patients with overactive bladder (OAB) and detrusor overactivity (DO) and those with OAB but without DO. METHODS We prospectively recruited patients with OAB symptoms between December 2008 and September 2009. All patients were required to complete a 3-day frequency-volume chart. Symptom severity was evaluated using the In...

PURPOSE We examine various mechanisms of post-radical prostatectomy incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 83 consecutive men (mean age 68 +/- 6.6 years) referred for evaluation of persistent post-radical prostatectomy incontinence were enrolled in the study. All patients underwent clinical and urodynamic evaluation. Final diagnosis was based on clinical judgment considering patient h...

PURPOSE I studied the effects of various treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia on urethral resistance. MATERIALS AND METHODS I reviewed the literature on urodynamic effects of treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Articles that reported pretreatment and posttreatment values of relevant urodynamic parameters were analyzed. Average before and after treatment values of maximum flow ...

The aim of this study was to characterize pharmacological effects of gosha-jinki-gan (GJG) and green tea extract (GTE), on urodynamic parameters, bladder receptors, and urinary cytokines in rats with cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced cystitis. Urodynamic parameters in CYP-treated rats were measured using the cystometric method. Muscarinic and purinergic receptors in rat tissues were measured by ra...

PURPOSE The American Urological Association (AUA) symptom index was originally designed to assess the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Data concerning the clinical application of the AUA symptom index to women are sparse. We evaluated the significance of the AUA symptom index in women with urodynamically defined bladder outlet obstruction. MAT...

Neurogenic bladder (NGB) secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) is accompanied with several complications such as urinary tract deterioration, urinary incontinence, and consequently lower quality of life (QoL), significant morbidities, and occasionally death. Current therapeutic methods have some side effects and there is no treatment for the upper urinary tract injuries. Stem cell therapy is a ...

PURPOSE We compared bladder and urethral functions following radical prostatectomy (RP) between men with and without urinary incontinence (UI), using a large-scale database from SNU-experts-of-urodynamics-leading (SEOUL) Study Group. MATERIALS AND METHODS Since July 2004, we have prospectively collected data on urodynamics from 303 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) following R...

Accurate assessment of patient bladder capacity is important in determining the proper initial treatment for lower urinary tract dysfunctions and as well as for monitoring therapeutic outcomes. However, urodynamic study is an invasive procedure. Thus, it is important to find a surrogate for invasive urodynamic study, and the aim of this study is to identify the parameter from patient-recorded b...

Urodynamic studies are the gold standard to objectively diagnose dysfunction of the lower urinary tract. The widely available evidence for the clinical relevance is, however, fragmented. This article summarizes the published knowledge supporting the use of urodynamic studies in urinary incontinence in female, male and frail patients, as well as patients with relevant neurological disease. Five ...

Aims of course/workshop What if you could get urodynamic information without doing invasive urodynamics? How about more information than from uroflowmetry, non-invasively? In this workshop we aim to present some of the newest non-invasive technologies and techniques which offer some of the important information usually yielded from invasive urodynamic studies. We will discuss how their diagnost...