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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Three-Dimensional Urethral Profilometry-A Global Urethral Pressure Assessment Method.

Wioletta Katarzyna Szepieniec, Hanna Szweda, Maksym Wróblewski, Paweł Szymanowski

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. 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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Wioletta Katarzyna SzepieniecDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland.
Hanna SzwedaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland.
Maksym WróblewskiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland.
Paweł SzymanowskiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9765-550X

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Abstract

backgroundTo present a new method of urethral pressure examination, and to evaluate diagnostic capabilities of three-dimensional profilometry, as an alternative to classical urethral profile (UPP). Using five channel catheters and dedicated software, a global urethral pressure image is obtained. The method eliminates the main limitation of classical urethral profilometry, where the catheter orientation determines the pressure picture limited to only one point in the urethral circumference; we observed up to 50% differences in pressure measures depending on the point of urethral circumference where the measurement was taken.

methodsThis is a preliminary study containing a method presentation and analysis of the use in varied clinical cases of either healthy patients or patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The article includes a technique and equipment description and a full evaluation of selected cases, including three-dimensional urethral pressure distribution graphics. RESULTS AND

conclusionsThree-dimensional profilometry compared to the classical technique is comparable regarding the time, cost, technical difficulty and patient discomfort. At the same time, we obtained much more data on the urethral pressure and its distribution. The results are easy to interpret due to the 3D movable graphics created automatically by the dedicated software.

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assessment methodprofilometryurethral pressureurethral profileurodynamics

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PMID33921357
PMCPMC8070236

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