Incontinence: do urodynamics help surgeons know when not to operate?
The results from two new randomized trials suggest that urodynamic assessment might not be necessary to select patients for stress incontinence surgery. However, whether these findings change clinical practice remains to be seen.
Imperial College London, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. r.cartwright@imperial.ac.uk.
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D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014563:Urodynamics; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures