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Does catheter size affect pressure–flow studies in women with lower urinary tract symptoms?

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boxed-textCostantini E et al. (2005) Impact of different sized catheters on pressure-flow studies in women with lower urinary tract symptoms. Neurourol Urodyn 24: 106–110

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The synopsis was written by Sandra Michelmore, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Senior Physician in the Urogynecology Unit of Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Senior Lecturer in the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Glossary

PRESSURE–FLOW STUDY (PFS)

Abdominal, bladder, and detrusor pressures, and flow rate, are simultaneously recorded for quantitative assessment of voiding function

BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION (BOO)

Obstruction that reduces or prevents urine flow into the urethra; characterized by increased detrusor pressure and reduced urine flow rate

DETRUSOR PRESSURE

The component of bladder pressure caused by forces in the bladder wall, estimated by subtracting the abdominal pressure from the bladder pressure

DETRUSOR OVERACTIVITY

Involuntary detrusor muscle contractions during the filling phase; may be spontaneous or provoked

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