PURPOSE Urodynamic studies are commonly performed as part of the preoperative work-up of patients undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We aimed to assess the extent to which these urodynamic parameters influence patient selection and postoperative outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients presenting with SUI were randomly assigned to two groups: one undergoing office evalu...

Hypothesis / aims of study The efficacy of α1-adrenergic antagonists in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is generally attributable to improvement of the urodynamic characteristics and relief of bladder instability. While the latter effect has been partly confirmed in an animal model with partial bladder outlet obstruction (...

Schafer et al. [1] showed, in a multicentre, multinational study of men with LUTS suggestive of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO), that many urodynamic traces were dif®cult or impossible to interpret. Subsequent experience with a standardized urodynamic protocol showed a great improvement in the standard of the urodynamics carried out. A standardized urodynamic protocol is now a prerequisite i...

PURPOSE We investigated the etiologies of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and compared urodynamic characteristics between different diagnostic groups in young men with chronic LUTS. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 308 men aged 18 to 50 years who had undergone a urodynamic study for chronic LUTS (≥6 months) without symptoms suggestive of chronic prostatitis. RESU...

AIMS To evaluate the correlation between an urgency severity scale (USS) based on a voiding diary with detrusor overactivity (DO) in a videourodynamic study in patients with an overactive bladder (OAB). METHODS We prospectively enrolled 190 consecutive patients with OAB. All patients were assessed using a USS and completed a 3-day voiding diary that recorded urgency and urgency urinary incont...

In 1997, the ICS standard for digital exchange of pressure£ow study data was published (Neurourol. Urodyn. 1997;16: 9 ^18) with the intention of enabling the exchange of urodynamic data and curves between equipment of di¡erent manufacturers. Initially, the purpose of the standard was to make it possible to carry out multi-centre trials with di¡erent brands of equipment in the di¡erent centres, ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate age related changes in urodynamic parameters of women with urinary incontinence. METHODS From May 2008 to October 2015, a total of 214 patients diagnosed with urinary incontinence in Peking University People's Hospital was involved in this study. Average age was (56.97±10.68) years, ranging from 30 to 82 years, and average history was (8.44±8.85) years, ranging from o...