[Standardisation of the terminology of function of the lower urinary tract. Incontinence, cystometry, ureteral profile, units of measurement (author's transl)].

This report contains an initial series of recommendations concerning the terminology of function of the lower urinary tract. It is related specifically to the storage of urine in the bladder, urinary continence and units of measurement. These recommendation were discussed during the 4th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society at Maintz, Germany in September 1974. This standardisation is proposed in order to facilitate the comparison of results obtained by investigators who use urodynamic methods. It is recommended that the taking into consideration of these standards by noted in written publications, in the "Material and Methods" paragraph or its equivalent: "The methods, definitions and units conforme with the standards proposed by the International Continence Society".