Urodynamic testing: alternatives to electronics.

Electronic urodynamic testing, including bladder pressure, urethral pressure profile, voiding rate and velocity, and electromyography, is expensive in terms of equipment, operator and time. Clinical urodynamic testing, including voiding habits and timing, bladder capacity, residual urine volume, voiding cystography, cystometrography and neurologic evaluation, is readily done in the office. Analysis of common syndromes requiring urodynamic assay shows that clinical urodynamic testing may be more useful than electronic urodynamic testing for appropriate treatment.