Urethral pressure profile using microtip catheter in females.
The use of urethral pressure profilometry in the clinical investigation of dysfunction of the female lower urinary tract is discussed. Included is a description of the use of two-channel microtip profilometry in the urethral syndrome, urinary retention, detrusor hyperreflexia, stress incontinence, and normal females. Dual-channel profilometry improves the diagnostic accuracy of urethral profile studies and aids in the understanding of lower urinary tract pathophysiology.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure; D013577:Syndrome; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000503:physiopathology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics