Importance of the urodynamic examination of aged patients.
Urodynamic studies have been made since 1980 in aged patients treated for micturition disorders. Impaired micturition reflex action was found in 37% of the cases. The importance of the combined use of cystometry with sphincter electromyography is emphasized.
D000368:Aged; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014554:Urination; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014563:Urodynamics