ABSTRACT
The patient with complaints of urinary incontinence or urinary retention cannot be diagnosed
reliably on the basis of history and physical alone. Urodynamics is an attempt to measure bladder
and urethral function objectively. Videourodynamics adds anatomic detail to these
measurements with the addition of a fluoroscopy unit, which allows real time imaging of
the bladder and urethra during filling and voiding. The information obtained is useful for both
the diagnosis and prognosis of urologic disease.
