Chancellor M B, Blaivas J G, Kaplan S A, Axelrod S
Department of Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.
J Urol. 1991 Apr;145(4):810-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38458-6.
The uroflow curves of 45 men with either bladder outlet obstruction or impaired detrusor contractility were retrospectively reviewed. The definitive diagnoses were attained by clinical and video-urodynamic studies with simultaneous detrusor pressure and uroflow measurements. Eight parameters were analyzed to determine if uroflow can differentiate obstruction from impaired contractility. There were no differences between the 2 groups in any of the parameters. This finding suggests that uroflowmetry as a single examination cannot distinguish between bladder outlet obstruction and impaired detrusor contractility.
