Analysis of uroflow patterns in children with dysfunctional voiding. 2014

Sven Wenske, and Jason P Van Batavia, and Andrew J Combs, and Kenneth I Glassberg
Division of Pediatric Urology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Department of Urology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 3959 Broadway, CHN 1118, New York, NY 10032, USA.

OBJECTIVE Although a staccato uroflow pattern is considered representative of dysfunctional voiding (DV), we recently found that only a third of children with staccato flow had an active pelvic floor electromyography (EMG) during voiding. Here, we analyzed the reverse, that is, how often a staccato flow pattern occurs in children with documented DV. In addition, we reviewed what other flow patterns are prevalent in this condition. METHODS We reviewed our LUT dysfunction registry for children with EMG-confirmed DV. Uroflow patterns were categorized as staccato, interrupted, mixed (i.e., staccato and interrupted patterns), or grossly normal. RESULTS Of 596 children who underwent a uroflow/EMG examination, 121 had an active pelvic floor EMG during voiding, that is a finding consistent with the diagnosis of DV. The flow patterns identified in those diagnosed with DV were staccato in 70 (58%), interrupted in 22 (19%), mixed in 12 (10%), and a bell-shaped or depressed curve in 17 (14%). Staccato pattern became normal in 96% following successful treatment with biofeedback. CONCLUSIONS While a staccato uroflow pattern was the most common pattern seen in children diagnosed with DV by a uroflow/EMG, nearly a third had an interrupted or mixed flow pattern underscoring the importance of performing simultaneous pelvic floor EMG during a uroflow study, especially when trying to rule out DV. Failure of the staccato flow pattern to normalize after therapy strongly suggests either inadequate therapy or an incorrect diagnosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012042 Registries The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers. Parish Registers,Population Register,Parish Register,Population Registers,Register, Parish,Register, Population,Registers, Parish,Registers, Population,Registry
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004576 Electromyography Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes. Electromyogram,Surface Electromyography,Electromyograms,Electromyographies,Electromyographies, Surface,Electromyography, Surface,Surface Electromyographies
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D012720 Severity of Illness Index Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder. Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity

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