URODYNAMICS

This brand new edition describes in detail thetests involved in urodynamic investigation and showsin which clinical areas these tests can help the management of patients. Theauthors concentrate on common clinical problems and on the presentation of symptomcomplexes rather than diagnosis, pointing out any limitations and possibleartefacts of investigation.

• The new edition takes into account the technological innovations that have taken place over the last 10 years, while retaining the original objectives of the first edition.

• The subject is presented so simply that a clinician with no previous experience will learn how to use the appropriate equipment in the correct situation.

• Urodynamic investigation is described in such detail that it can be accepted in its own right as a fundamental contribution to the management of many patients.

After reading this book,clinicians will appreciate the value and limitations of the subject and willhave obtained the necessary practical advice on which equipment to use in whichsituation.

Written for:

Urologists, gynecologists

Keywords:

• urodynamics

• urology

Table of contents

Principles of Urodynamics.- Anatomy and Physiology.- UrodynamicTechniques.- Patient Assessment.- Urodynamics inClinical Practice.- Principles of Management of Lower Urinary TractDysfunction.- Organisation of the Urodynamic Unit.- Appendices:List of ICS Standardisation Committee reports 1973 to 2002.- Report on, TheStandardisation of Terminology of Female Pelvic Organ Prolapseand Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.- ICS Report on, The Standardisation ofTerminology of Lower Urinary Tract Function.- Standardisation of Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring.- The Standardisation of Terminologyof Lower Urinary Tract Function.- Good UrodynamicPractices: Uroflowmetry, Filling Cystometry,and Pressure-Flow Studies.- The Standardisation of Terminology in Nocturia: Report from the Standardisation Sub-committee ofthe Interantional Continence Society.- Frequency-VolumeChart.- Patient Information Sheet.- Urodynamics DataSheet: Full Version.- Urodynamics Data Sheet:Shortened Version.- International Consultation on Incontinence Nodular Questionnnare (ICIQ).- ICIQ UISF (Urinary incontinence short form)