Chun Kwonsoo, Kim Su Jin, Cho Sung Tae
Department of Pediatrics-Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Int Neurourol J. 2017 Apr;21(Suppl 1):S10-16. doi: 10.5213/inj.1734860.430. Epub 2017 Apr 21.
Voiding dysfunction is a common disease that contributes to a lower quality of life and has an increased prevalence in the elderly population. Noninvasive and objective methods such as uroflowmetry (UFM) and voiding diaries (VDs) are essential for exact diagnosis and effective treatment of this condition because patients with different causes of voiding dysfunction can complain of the same lower urinary tract symptoms. Further, different treatment options can be determined based on the diagnosis made from these symptoms. In order to improve the quality of UFM and VDs and to provide a convenient testing environment, several advances have been made by previous investigators. In this study, we investigate the history and technological mechanisms of UFM and VDs. We also aim to review UFM from the viewpoint of clinical and at-home uses, including the recently proposed toilet-shaped UFM and electronic VDs.
排尿功能障碍是一种常见疾病，会导致生活质量下降，且在老年人群中的患病率有所上升。尿流率测定（UFM）和排尿日记（VDs）等非侵入性客观方法对于准确诊断和有效治疗这种疾病至关重要，因为不同病因导致排尿功能障碍的患者可能会主诉相同的下尿路症状。此外，可以根据这些症状做出的诊断来确定不同的治疗方案。为了提高UFM和VDs的质量并提供便捷的检测环境，先前的研究人员已经取得了一些进展。在本研究中，我们调查了UFM和VDs的历史及技术机制。我们还旨在从临床和居家使用的角度对UFM进行综述，包括最近提出的马桶形状的UFM和电子VDs。
