Department of Urology, University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan.

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We examined how preoperative urodynamic findings are related to the urinary problems following surgical repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

The clinical records of 87 women who underwent surgery for POP were reviewed retrospectively. Preoperatively, cough stress test and urodynamic testing, including pressure-flow study, were performed with prolapse reduction. Postoperative evaluation included uroflowmetry, postvoid residuals, and symptom assessment using questionnaires.

A cough stress test with simple filling was sufficient for diagnosis of occult stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The presence of detrusor overactivity was a good predictor of postoperative persistence of urgency and urge urinary incontinence. Postvoid residuals (PVR) largely increased immediately after surgery, but usually recovered within 1 month. Poor detrusor contractility was the best predictor of large PVR occurrence.

Preoperative urodynamic evaluation of SUI and detrusor function was useful for predicting postoperative urinary conditions in POP patients. Its cost-effectiveness remains to be examined.

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Araki I, Haneda Y, Mikami Y, Takeda M.   Are you the author?

Reference:
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2009 Jul 14. Epub ahead of print.
doi:10.1007/s00192-009-0954-2

PubMed Abstract
PMID:19597715

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