title: Urodynamics of female urinary incontinence with emphasis on stress incontinence.
abstract: More than 500 female patients with urinary incontinence were studied in our urodynamic laboratory by simultaneous recordings of urethral pressure at 2 levels, bladder pressure, intra-abdominal pressure, and by uroflowmetry and cine-fluoroscopy. Urethral pressure profile under basal conditions was compared to that in patients with a full bladder, under the stress of sharp or sustained increase in intra-abdominal pressure, voluntary perineal muscle activity and patient's position. From these studies stress and urge incontinence, and neurogenic varieties (or a combination of several types) could be differentiated. The clinical application of our findings will be discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D011312:Pressure; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics