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Vol 94, No 4 (2023)
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The Urogynecology Section of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians Guideline for the diagnostic assessment of stress urinary incontinence in women

Edyta Wlazlak1, Magdalena E. Grzybowska2, Tomasz Rechberger3, Wlodzimierz Baranowski4, Artur Rogowski5, Pawel Miotla3, Klaudia Stangel-Wojcikiewicz6, Magda Krzycka1, Tomasz Kluz7, Elzbieta Narojczyk-Swiesciak8, Bartlomiej Burzynski9, Grzegorz Surkont1
DOI: 10.5603/GP.a2021.0256
Pubmed: 35315030
Ginekol Pol 2023;94(4):330-336.

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the Urogynecology Section of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (PSGO) was to develop an updated Guideline for the diagnostic assessment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women.
Material and methods: Earlier PSGO guidelines and the literature about the diagnostic assessment of SUI, including current international guidelines, were reviewed.
Results: As in the earlier guidelines, the diagnostic process was subdivided into the initial and the specialized diagnostics. Patients who required specialized diagnostic testing were identified. Functional diagnostic tests, performed by physiotherapists, were included. Attention was paid to new diagnostic possibilities.
Conclusions: Initial diagnostic assessment is sufficient to devise the optimal treatment plan in a number of patients. It also allows to identify which patients will require specialized diagnostics, whose scope is individually tailored to the patient needs and depends on symptom complexity, surgical history, treatment plan, experience of the physician, availability of the equipment, and cost-effectiveness ratio.

Keywords: stress urinary incontinenceSUI diagnosticsurodynamic testingpelvic floor ultrasoundcough testpad-test

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