Ambulatory urodynamics.
Ambulatory monitoring of lower and upper urinary tract continues to develop. The addition of electronic urine-loss measurements to indicate the exact time-related loss is an important new feature. In the near future, quantitative urine-loss measurements will become available. The additional possibility of plugging in a flowmeter completes the technique with respect to pressure-flow analysis. At present, however, ambulatory urodynamics is still confined to specialized urodynamic centers. Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring has shown that de-novo detrusor instability after a suspension operation is frequently missed as a preoperative diagnosis of detrusor overactivity. The first steps are being taken toward giving a quantitative analysis of detrusor activity during the filling phase. This justifies a more widespread use of this ambulatory monitoring.
van Waalwijk van Doorn
E S
ES
Department of Urology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Gommer
E D
ED
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis; D014563:Urodynamics