Evaluation of women with chronic voiding discomfort.
Many investigators have focused on the female urethral syndrome and its causes. The origin remains enigmatic, but the benign course of this condition is well established. We evaluated 105 patients with urethral syndrome and analyzed the necessity for a complex urologic workup. The lack of significant findings on these studies suggests that the cost effectiveness of radiographic and invasive studies cannot justify their continued use.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003363:Cost Control; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000191:economics; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis; D014563:Urodynamics; D014567:Urography / Q000191:economics