A Study on Accuracy Improvement of Repeated Measure Uroflowmetry- Electromyography

A Study on Accuracy Improvement of Repeated Measure Uroflowmetry- Electromyography

Uroflowmetry(UF) has been the standard first-line diagnostic tool for the evaluation of pediatric voiding dysfunction. But recently, UF combined with pelvic flow electromyography(EMG) is emphasized and recommended to analyze the separate contributions of the detrusor and bladder outlet and sole UF is discouraged except for the follow-up study after abnormal UF/EMG result(Bauer et al., 2015). However, electrode itself can disturb pelvic floor relaxation and there is no evidence about necessity of consecutive UF/EMG test. Therefore, the investigators are going to compare three different methods (Primary-Secondary: UF/EMG-UF/EMG, UF/EMG-sole UF, sole UF-UF/EMG)

Inclusion Criteria:

1) children aged 5 to 11.9 who visit pediatric urology department for enuresis.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. If children have experience of performing uroflowmetry or uroflowmetry-electromyography.
2. If children do not cooperate on performing the test
3. If enuresis is caused by neurological or anatomical problem.