Abstract
A key problem in clinical practice and research regards effective communication and comparison of results. This is particularly difficult between different specialities that use different definitions and terms for lower urinary tract dysfunction. We therefore tried to adapt the document on the “Standardisation of Terminology of Lower Urinary Tract Function” prepared by the International Continence Society for radiologists who need to acquire some basic clinical experience in the interpretation of the symptoms and signs encountered during simple urodynamic studies in order to increase the effectiveness of imaging studies of the lower urinary tract in men and women.
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Uno dei maggiori problemi presenti nella pratica clinica e nella ricerca scientifica è rappresentato da una efficace comunicazione dei risultati e del loro confronto. Ciò è particolarmente difficile nei pazienti con disfunzione delle basse vie urinarie nei quali è necessario il confronto tra specialità diverse che usano definizioni e termini differenti. Noi abbiamo quindi cercato di adattare il documento sulla Standardizzazione della Terminologia del basso apparato urinario preparato dalla Società Internazionale della Continenza ad uso dei radiologi che devono acquisire la minima esperienza clinica per poter interpretare i sintomi e i segni presenti nelle indagini urodinamiche al fine di migliorare l’efficienza delle loro indagini in questo campo.
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Barozzi, L., Valentino, M., Menchi, I. et al. Clinical uroradiology: the standardisation of terminology for lower urinary tract function and dysfunction. Radiol med 115, 272–286 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-010-0509-0
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