Uroflowmetry with simultaneous electromyography versus voiding video cystourethrography.
OBJECTIVE
Urethral dysfunction may lead to a deterioration of kidney function and be life-threatening. A thorough diagnosis of the pathophysiology is consequently vital to ensure the correct treatment is given.


METHODS
In this study, 34 adult patients suspected of a urethral etiology giving rise to urinary retention, urgency or chronic lower urinary tract infections were investigated by uroflowmetry with simultaneous electromyography and voiding video cystourethrography.


CONCLUSIONS
Both methods proved to be essential for an accurate assessment of the pathological state.
Jensen
Ditlev
D
Departments of Neurology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. ditlevje@online.no
Aasen
Steinar
S
Talseth
Trygve
T
D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012212:Rheology; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology*; D014567:Urography; D014743:Videotape Recording