NONINVASIVE URODYNAMICS - A STUDY OF MALE VOIDING DYSFUNCTION

A group of 26 patients was tested for isovolumetric pressure and optim al flow rate by means of the cuff-uroflow (CUF) technique. The same pa tients were also examined in the clinic, and a diagnosis was recorded. The two processes were performed independently in a statistically dou ble-blind manner. Standard statistical comparisons were made, and it w as shown that there exists substantial correlation between the results of clinical examination and the cuff-uroflow procedure. It was also s hown that the CUF technique converged more rapidly to a correct diagno sis than standard clinical procedures. Surgical treatment and watchful waiting were examined and it was shown, as expected, that surgical tr eatment resulted in substantial improvement in most cases, but that wa tchful waiting generated no statistically significant change. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.