title: [Female incontinence: urodynamic evaluation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the functional studies in women with stress urinary incontinence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Emphasis is placed on comprehensive understanding of stress urinary incontinence in women as well as Urodynamic techniques and findings which apply to women with this condition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although prospective randomized controlled trials to evaluate the clinical efficacy, cost-effectiveness and effect on quality of life of a pre-operative Urodynamic assessment are necessary, to date only Urodynamic Investigation (Non-invasive uroflowmetry, filling cystometrogram, valsalva leak point pressure, pressure-flow studies and urethral profile) provide enough information for treatment decisions and prognosis in cases of female urinary incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urología. Clinica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra. jzudaire@unav.es
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bergera Zudaire
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: García Robles
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saiz Sansi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rioja Zuazu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Regojo Balboa
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández Montero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López Ferrándiz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosell Costa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berián Polo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014563:Urodynamics