[Effective urodynamic evaluation in hospital and general practice (author's transl)].

Urodynamic diagnostic procedure have provided new concepts with consequent advantages for urological patients. The postoperative evaluation of renal pelvic surgery, the detection of functional stenosis of the ureter, stress incontinance, prostatic hypertrophy and postoperative incontinence are typical examples of conditions ideally suited to urodynamic assessment. Urodynamic investigation represents a very important contribution towards the prevention of postoperative failure and enables the achievement of higher diagnostic accuracy.