Abrams’ Urodynamics A complete guide to urodynamic investigation in modern health care Urodynamic testing is an ever-advancing field with applications in the management of patients from across a wide range of clinical areas. Bringing together fundamental principles and cutting-edge innovations, Abrams’ Urodynamics has been designed as an all-in-one guide to Functional Urology and Urogynecology, offering direct, up-to-date instruction on how to best perform and understand urodynamic tests within the overall treatment pathway. Its chapters cover everything from everyday basic practice to advanced complex cases, and are enhanced with more than 450 helpful illustrations. Including numerous revisions and new features, this fourth edition of the book boasts: Coverage of all investigative approaches, including uroflowmetry, cystometry, video-urodynamics, and non-invasive techniques Details on the successful running of a urodynamic unit, with information on organizational issues, equipment set-up, and common problems and pitfalls Sections addressing children, women, men, the elderly, and neuropaths Extensive description of International Continence Society (ICS) Standards throughout Appendices that include ICS Standards and Fundamentals documents, ICIQ modules, and Patient Information Leaflets With its wealth of clinical tips, illustrations, new innovations, and hands-on advice, Abrams’ Urodynamics is essential reading for all those wishing to better integrate urodynamic testing into their daily practice.

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Abbreviations ix Contributors xi Preface xv First Foreword xvii Second Foreword xix Part I Basic Principles 1 1. Basic Urodynamics and Fundamental Issues 3 Marcus Drake, Andrew Gammie, Laura Thomas, Arturo García-Mora, and Hashim Hashim 2. Applied Anatomy and Physiology 24 Chendrimada Madhu and Marcus Drake 3. The Physics of Urodynamic Measurements 45 Andrew Gammie Part II Functional Urology 53 4. Patient Assessment 55 Musaab Yassin, Alan Uren, and Nikki Cotterill 5. Treatments for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction 73 Sharon Yeo and Hashim Hashim Part III Urodynamic Techniques 93 6. Uroflowmetry 95 Amit Mevcha and Richard Napier-Hemy 7. Cystometry and Pressure-Flow Studies 109 Marcus Drake, Rachel Tindle, and Su-Min Lee 8. Video Urodynamics 158 Marcus Drake, Michelle Ong, Devang Desai, Michel Wyndaele, Mark Woodward, and Hashim Hashim 9. Ambulatory Urodynamics 193 Julie Ellis-Jones and Wendy Bevan 10. Studies Assessing Urethral Pressures 199 Dharmesh Kapoor and Marcus Drake 11. Non-invasive Urodynamics 217 Alison Bray, Christopher Blake, and Christopher Harding Part IV Urodynamics in Clinical Practice 227 12. Urodynamics in Children 229 Jonathan S. Ellison, Guy Nicholls, and Mark Woodward 13. Urodynamics in Women 242 Wael Agur, Ruben Trochez, Antonin Prouza, George Kasyan, and Abdelmageed Abdelrahman 14. Urodynamics in Men 273 Arturo García-Mora, Connie Chew, and Marcus Drake 15. Structural Changes of the Bladder Outlet 301 Michelle Ong, Marcus Drake, and Devang Desai 16. Neurological Disease and LUTS 313 Marcus Drake, Jeremy Nettleton, and Mohammed Belal 17. Urodynamics in Older People 360 Su-Min Lee and Emily Henderson Part V Running a Urodynamics Unit 369 18. Troubleshooting During Urodynamics 371 Laura Thomas, Rachel Tindle, and Andrew Gammie 19. Artefacts in Urodynamics 383 Andrew Gammie 20. Anorectal Physiology 394 Laura Thomas and Kathryn McCarthy 21. Organisation of the Urodynamic Unit 406 Laura Thomas, Alexandra Bacon, Joanne Sheen, and Andrew Gammie 22. Equipment 412 Andrew Gammie 23. Working with Limited Resources 415 Andrew Gammie, Laura Thomas, Marcus Drake, and Eskinder Solomon 24. Research Evidence on the Clinical Role of Urodynamics 420 Andrew Gammie, Marcus Drake, and Hashim Hashim Appendices Key Patient Assessment Tools from the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires (ICIQ) 423 ICIQ-FLUTS 423 ICIQ-MLUTS 427 ICIQ-BD 432 Fundamentals Documents from the International Continence Society 434 N&U 2018 Volume 37 Supplement 6 434 Editorial Comment 439 A Commentary on Expectations of Healthcare Professionals When Applying the International Continence Society Standards to Basic Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Function 440 Fundamentals of Terminology in Lower Urinary Tract Function 446 Basic Concepts in Nocturia, Based on International Continence Society Standards in Nocturnal Lower Urinary Tract Function 453 Neurological Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Essential Terminology 458 The Fundamentals of Chronic Pelvic Pain Assessment, Based on International Continence Society Recommendations 465 How to Use the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system? 472 The Fundamentals of Uroflowmetry Practice, Based on International Continence Society Good Urodynamic Practices Recommendations 477 Fundamentals of Urodynamic Practice, Based on International Continence Society Good Urodynamic Practices Recommendations 483 Basics of Videourodynamics for Adult Patients With Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction 494 Why ICS Standardization of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Matters 500 Critical Steps in Developing Professional Standards for the International Continence Society 502 Patient Information Leaflets from the Bristol Urological Institute 508 Free Flow Rate Testing 508 Urodynamics 515 Practice, Standards, and Equipment Recommendations 530 International Consultation on Incontinence 2016; Executive Summary: Urodynamic Testing 531 United Kingdom Continence Society: Minimum Standards for Urodynamic Studies, 2018 539 UK Centre for Evidence-Based Purchasing; Buyers’ Guide Urodynamics Systems 571 International Continence Society Good Urodynamic Practices and Terms 2016: Urodynamics, uroflowmertry, cystometry, and pressure-flow study 578 Good Urodynamic Practices Documents from the International Continence Society 595 Good Urodynamic Practices: Uroflowmetry, Filling Cystometry, and Pressure-Flow Studies 596 Index 610