TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship of urethral resistance pressure and pressure flow parameters in women with lower urinary tract symptoms
AU - Digesu, G. Alessandro
AU - Chaliha, Charlotte
AU - Khullar, Vik
AU - Salvatore, Stefano
AU - Milani, Rodolfo
AU - Cacciapuoti, Cinzia
AU - Athanasiou, Stavros
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - This prospective study aims to evaluate the relationship between urethral resistance pressure (URP) and pressure flow parameters in women with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Consecutive women with LUTS attending three tertiary referral urodynamic clinics were asked to undergo urodynamic evaluation, pressure flow studies and URP measurement. The pressure flow parameters such as detrusor pressures at the start of flow (ODP), detrusor pressure at peak flow rate (PdetQmax), peak flow rate (Qmax) and detrusor pressure at the end of flow (CDP) were measured. The relationship between URP and pressure flow parameters was evaluated as well as differences between each urodynamic group. Two hundred seventy-nine women attended for urodynamic investigations. Two hundred twenty-three (79.9%) women had good quality pressure flow measurements and were included in the study. The mean age was 58 years (range 21-83). Women with urodynamic stress incontinence had significantly lower URP and ODP than those with detrusor over-activity [54.8 (±17.9) and 12.4 (±4.1) cmH2O, respectively, vs 85.6 (±21.4) and 33.7 (±13.3) cmH2O, respectively) (p
AB - This prospective study aims to evaluate the relationship between urethral resistance pressure (URP) and pressure flow parameters in women with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Consecutive women with LUTS attending three tertiary referral urodynamic clinics were asked to undergo urodynamic evaluation, pressure flow studies and URP measurement. The pressure flow parameters such as detrusor pressures at the start of flow (ODP), detrusor pressure at peak flow rate (PdetQmax), peak flow rate (Qmax) and detrusor pressure at the end of flow (CDP) were measured. The relationship between URP and pressure flow parameters was evaluated as well as differences between each urodynamic group. Two hundred seventy-nine women attended for urodynamic investigations. Two hundred twenty-three (79.9%) women had good quality pressure flow measurements and were included in the study. The mean age was 58 years (range 21-83). Women with urodynamic stress incontinence had significantly lower URP and ODP than those with detrusor over-activity [54.8 (±17.9) and 12.4 (±4.1) cmH2O, respectively, vs 85.6 (±21.4) and 33.7 (±13.3) cmH2O, respectively) (p
KW - Lower urinary tract symptoms
KW - Pressure flow study
KW - Urethral outlet resistance
KW - Urethral resistance pressure
KW - Urinary incontinence
KW - Uro dynamics
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U2 - 10.1007/s00192-006-0181-z
DO - 10.1007/s00192-006-0181-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 16900436
AN - SCOPUS:34147097540
VL - 18
SP - 493
EP - 497
JO - International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
JF - International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
SN - 0937-3462
IS - 5
ER -