INTRODUCTION A minority of women with a subjective complaint of stress urinary incontinence will have negative urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) findings. AIM To test clinical and ultrasound measures as predictors of an unexpected absence of USI. We hypothesised that unexpectedly negative USI would be more common in young women with good pelvic floor and urethral function. METHODS A retr...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between bladder trabeculation, urinary function, and the stage of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The medical records of 104 patients with POP who underwent cystoscopies and urodynamic studies were reviewed retrospectively. Age, incidence of detrusor instability, stage and site of POP, and the parameters of urodynamic studies of patients with and wi...

This study investigated whether British women prefer to crouch over public toilet seats, and measured the effect of such a voiding position on urine flow rate and residual urine volume. Of 528 consecutive women who attended a general gynaecological clinic and completed an anonymous questionnaire, 85% usually crouched over the toilet when using a public convenience, 12% applied paper to the seat...

INTRODUCTION Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may ultimately result in acute urinary retention (AUR). This study was performed to assess the impact of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) on urodynamic parameters in patients with BPH using pre- and postoperative pressure-flow studies (PFS) and compare those between patients with and without preoperative AUR. PATIENTS AND METHODS 7...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the urodynamic changes when a severe cystocele is correct by a vaginal valve to identify occult urinary incontinence. METHOD Prospective study in 70 women at the Urogynecology and Vaginal Surgery Unit, in Clínica Las Condes. INCLUSION CRITERIA Symptomatic cystocele degree III or IV. EXCLUSION CRITERIA antecedent of incontinence and/o genital prolapse surgery; presen...

AIM To examine the potential correlation between urethral function and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS Thirty-one patients with clinical BPH, who were confirmed to have benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) of 20 ml or more, were enrolled into the study. A mark-sheet questionnaire was used for obtaining the LUTS history. Multichannel pr...

PURPOSE We determined the effect of reflex sympathetic dystrophy on lower urinary tract function. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 20 consecutive patients (16 women and 4 men) with neurologically verified reflex sympathetic dystrophy was referred for voiding symptoms, including urgency, frequency, incontinence and urinary retention. No patient had had voiding symptoms before the initial traum...