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. 2019 Aug:38 Suppl 4:S42-S50.
doi: 10.1002/nau.23865. Epub 2019 May 2.

The role of urodynamics in the management of female stress urinary incontinence

Maurizio Serati  1 , Andrea Braga  2 , Marco Torella  3 , Marco Soligo  4 , Enrico Finazzi-Agro  5
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The role of urodynamics in the management of female stress urinary incontinence

Maurizio Serati et al. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Aim: The role of urodynamic study (UDS) in the management of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is one of the most controversial and debated topic in urogynecology. Here, we aimed to systematically assess the most relevant available evidence on urodynamics' value in the management of women with stress urinary incontinence.

Methods: A systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement was performed in May 2018. Only randomized clinical trials, prospective studies, or retrospective studies articles evaluating the use of urodynamic studies in women with stress urinary incontinence were included.

Results: After screening a total of 3055 records, 39 studies published from 1996 to 2018 were included.

Conclusions: In an uncomplicated population of women with SUI, it is not demonstrated that preoperative urodynamic evaluation can improve the outcome of continence surgery; however, UDS provides additional information regarding lower urinary tract function that could guide the physician to make the right therapeutic choice. UDS should be considered mandatory before surgery in complicated patients, but its use should also be evaluated in index patients when the results may help counseling and management of these women.

Keywords: anti-incontinence surgery; clinical examination; mid-urethral sling; office evaluation; stress urinary incontinence; urodynamics/cystometry/pressure flow studies.

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