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...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate clinical and urodynamic changes in patients with and without bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and to compare the clinical and urodynamic results of terazosin treatment between patients with and without BOO. METHODS In a prospective study, 97 patients who completed a full screening program including urodynamic investigation with pressure-flow study analysis started treat...

Maximum bladder volume could be a simple surrogate measure to screen for detrusor overactivity (DO) which manifests with a frequency and small volume voids. Urodynamic traces from 577 women were reviewed. Maximum bladder volume was obtained from bladder diary. The urodynamic traces were reviewed for data and were categorised as normal, urodynamic stress incontinence, mixed incontinence and DO. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of the Continence Clinic for managing retention of urine in older patients. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Continence Clinic, Fung Yiu King Hospital, Hong Kong. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Case notes of 58 patients seen at the Fung Yiu King Hospital Continence Clinic from October 1997 to September 2001 were reviewed. The patients had retention of urin...

AIMS Because time-dependent changes and gender differences in urinary dysfunction in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) are yet unknown, we aimed to determine these parameters through a combination of urodynamic examination and the results of a questionnaire on urinary symptoms. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 66 patients with MSA who responded to a urinary symptoms questionnaire...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of the urodynamic catheter on the urinary flow rate and residual volume in various urodynamic diagnoses, and compare the outcome when using a smaller catheter, as the effect of this catheter on free uroflow variables is mostly studied in patients with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and little is known about its effect in other urodynamic diagnoses. PATIENTS AN...

PURPOSE We evaluated the correlation of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of detrusor instability with urodynamic findings in men. MATERIALS AND METHODS Enrolled in our prospective study were 160 consecutive neurologically intact men referred for urodynamic evaluation of persistent lower urinary tract symptoms. All patients had storage symptoms suggestive of detrusor instability. Patien...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the urodynamic characteristics of neobladders, we conducted a pressure-flow study in patients with orthotopic urinary reservoirs. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1986 to 1996, 90 patients underwent bladder replacement following cystectomy, using a right colonic, ileocolic, ileal, or sigmoid colonic segment. The subjects were 38 patients (31 men and 7 women) with stable urinatio...

AIMS To evaluate micturition abnormalities in acute transverse myelitis and correlate these with evoked potentials, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and urodynamic findings. SETTING Tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS 18 patients with acute transverse myelitis, aged 4-50 years; 15 had paraparesis and three quadriparesis. METHODS Patients with acute transverse myelitis had a neurolo...

BACKGROUND Cauda equina syndrome is a rare disorder that causes loss of Lumbar plexus function (nerve roots) lower than conus medullaris. No risk factor has been defined for this disease yet. Due to the high morbidity of Cauda equina syndrome and lack of sufficient information about the connection between the disease and urodynamic findings and EMG (Electromyography) findings, the need for this...