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Distal urethral electrical conductance (DUEC)—a preliminary assessment of its role as a quick screening test for incontinent women
Author(s) -
CREIGHTON SARAH M.,
PLEVNIK STANISLAV,
STANTON STUART L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1991.tb10314.x
Subject(s) - detrusor instability , urethra , medicine , sphincter , urology , urinary incontinence , urodynamic studies , urethral sphincter , gynecology , surgery
Summary. Measurement of distal urethral electrical conductance (DUEC) has been used to detect the movement of urine along the distal urethra. DUEC was used as a screening test in 100 women attending the urodynamic clinic with incontinence and in the 33 women who voided over 250 ml, the findings correlated well with subsequent urodynamic diagnosis of urethral sphincter incompetence and detrusor instability.