title: Value of the cough pressure profile in the evaluation of patients with stress incontinence.
abstract: The cough urethral pressure profile has been used to identify patients with genuine stress urinary incontinence. One hundred forty-four patients were studied to determine the value of this test in the evaluation of patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms. In the sitting position with a full bladder the test has a high specificity (92%) but relatively low sensitivity (41%). The clinical ramifications of using the test "cough pressure profile" and the definition "genuine stress urinary incontinence" are discussed.
mesh_terms: D003371:Cough / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014563:Urodynamics