title: [Investigating urinary incontinence].
abstract: Urinary incontinence and other bladder disorders belong to the most common female diseases. Investigation should always start with simple measures. A problem-oriented history and a differentiated clinical examination, eventually complemented with search for infection, miction calendar and assessment of residual urine most often lead to a rather precise diagnosis and to the initiation of a primarily conservative treatment. If primary therapy is unsuccessful stepwise integration of additional diagnostic measures like cystoscopy, ultrasound, X-ray and urethrocystometry is indicated. Surgical interventions in particular demand, in the authors' view a foregoing urodynamic examination. Execution of the investigations, interpretation of the results and their impact on recommendations for therapy are explained.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik, Thurgauisches Kantonsspital, Frauenfeld.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eberhard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D014567:Urography