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...

Few studies in the literature have used ambulatory urodynamic evaluation to assess women with urinary incontinence (1). Some recent studies, comparing the results of ambulatory and conventional urodynamic observations, usually have no patient selection criteria omitting the cases with frequency, urgency and mixed symptoms without significant urinary incontinence. Although it is well recognized ...

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 (...

PURPOSE We evaluated the urodynamic and clinical effects of terazosin in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 45 patients who participated in a multicenter trial was evaluated with urodynamic pressure-flow studies before and after 26 weeks of treatment. RESULTS Maximum flow rate and symptom score improved significantly in 22 patients...

BACKGROUND The influence of rectal contractions on urination was examined using multichannel urodynamic study. METHODS We reviewed a total of 246 consecutive urodynamic studies. Each study consisted of a uroflow measurement and multi-channel urodynamic study, evaluating total vesical pressure, abdominal (rectal) pressure, subtracted detrusor pressure and perianal electromyography. Rectal cont...

OBJECTIVE To compare the laparoscopic Burch colposuspension with the tension-free vaginal tape procedure (TVT) for efficacy. METHODS Seventy-two women from 2 institutions were randomized: 36 to laparoscopic Burch colposuspension and 36 to TVT. Multichannel urodynamic tests were performed preoperatively and 1 year after surgery. A research nurse administered the Urogenital Distress Inventory, ...

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...

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...

BACKGROUND To compare the clinical diagnosis of the urinary incontinence with the results obtained by MoniTorrurodynamic test. METHODS Prospective study of 590 consecutive patients with symptomatic urinary incontinence, between January 2006 and June 2008, at the Urogynecology and Vaginal Surgery Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Median age was 55...

objective: to evaluate the efficacy and side effects of oxybutinin in comparison to tolterodine in treatment of overactive bladder (oab) with detrussor overactivity (doa) in iranian women. materials and methods: one hundred iranian old women with clinical symptoms of oab who show ido in the filling cystometry participated in this randomized double-blinded parallel-group by using two kinds of th...