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ReviewCurrent urology reports2010

Are multichannel urodynamics required prior to surgery in a woman with stress urinary incontinence?

Arthur Mourtzinos

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Review in Current urology reports, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arthur MourtzinosTufts School of Medicine, Institute of Urology, Continence Center, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA. Arthur.Mourtzinos@lahey.org
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence recommends that cystometry need not be performed before conservative therapy for incontinence in women, nor is cystometry routinely recommended in the small group of women with a clearly defined diagnosis of pure stress incontinence. Nonetheless, it is frequently utilized in the assessment of women with stress urinary incontinence in the hope that results will shed light on preoperative risk factors for failure or postoperative voiding dysfunction. The ability of urodynamic studies to characterize these parameters reliably remains under investigation. Because urodynamic studies are invasive, costly, and not always available, it is imperative that its benefit be carefully explored. This review highlights the recent arguments for and against this recommendation.

Indexed as

FemaleHumansRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUrinary Incontinence, StressUrodynamicsUrologic Surgical Procedures

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PMID20552414
OpenAlexW2084145152

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