Alessandro Ferdinando Ruffolo, Sofia Tsiapakidou, Yair Daykan, Stefano Salvatore, Stavros Athanasiou, Andrea Braga, Michele Meschia, Christian Phillips, Maurizio Serati
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as a condition characterized by the involuntary leakage of urine during activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure which may decrease quality of life with a significant economic impact on health systems, necessitating the implementation of cost-effective management plans. Urodynamics (UDS) has been considered during the last decades as the gold standard for assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to their high reproducibility. At the same time, concerns about the systematic use of UDS before SUI surgery were raised due to a limited evidenced base to recommend their routine use...
April 21, 2024: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology