Urodynamic evaluation of the older adult: bench to bedside.
Urinary symptoms are prevalent in the geriatric population.Symptoms, however, often are misleading. Urodynamic evaluation can help target specific treatments of specific disorders. In this article, the fundamentals of urodynamics are described. In addition,urodynamic findings in common geriatric conditions, such as Parkinson's disease, cerebral vascular accidents, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and incontinence, are discussed.
Berni
Kimberly C
KC
Division of Urology, Saint Louis University, 3635 Vista Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Bernikc@slu.edu
Cummings
James M
JM
D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014563:Urodynamics; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology