[The diagnosis of urinary incontinence in gynaecology. Indications for urodynamic diagnosis and description of urodynamic diagnostic apparatus (author's transl)].

Our experience with comparative measurements using various methods of diagnosis of urinary incontinence resulted in the development of a urodynamic measurement station within the department. This station is equiped for urethrocystotonometry with microtransducers for urethrocystograms and for lateral urethrocystograms. The technological details of the apparatus are described. The greatest diagnostic value give measurements in the standing patient. The methods of measurement, the interpretation of the results and the pre-operative records of urethral pressure profiles are described. The urethrocystotonometry is especially valuable for functional diagnosis. For the morphologic evaluation and especially in view of the choice of the operative procedure a modified method of the lateral urethrocystogram is used.