Executive summary: The International Consultation on Incontinence 2008--Committee on: "Dynamic Testing"; for urinary or fecal incontinence. Part 2: Urodynamic testing in male patients with symptoms of urinary incontinence, in patients with relevant neurological abnormalities, and in children and in frail elderly with symptoms of urinary incontinence

Neurourol Urodyn. 2010;29(1):146-52. doi: 10.1002/nau.20763.

Abstract

Aims: The members of 'The International Consultation on Incontinence 2008 (Paris) Committee on Dynamic Testing' provide an executive summary of the chapter 'Dynamic Testing' that discusses (urodynamic) testing methods for patients with signs and or symptoms of urinary incontinence. Testing of patients with signs and or symptoms of fecal incontinence is also discussed.

Methods: Evidence based and consensus committee report.

Results: The chapter 'Dynamic Testing' is a continuation of previous Consultation reports added with a new systematic literature search and expert discussion. Conclusions, based on the published evidence and recommendations, based on the integration of evidence with expert experience and discussion are provided separately, for transparency.

Conclusion: This second part of a series of three articles summarizes the committee's recommendations about: 'Urodynamic testing of male patients with symptoms of incontinence, of patients with relevant neurological abnormalities, testing of children and of frail elderly with symptoms of incontinence' and includes only the most recent and relevant literature references.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Fecal Incontinence / diagnosis*
  • Fecal Incontinence / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Frail Elderly
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Male
  • Organizations
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Urinary Incontinence / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Incontinence / physiopathology
  • Urodynamics*
  • Urology / standards*