Luiz Henrique Carvalho Simões de Melo
Department of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, BrazilPublications
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Research Article
Urodynamic Changes in Women Subjected to Gynecological Surgeries
Author(s): Luiz Henrique Carvalho Simões de Melo*, Salvador Vilar Correia Lima, Leslie Clifford Noronha Araújo, Fabio de Oliveira Vilar and Geraldo de Aguiar Cavalcanti
Introduction: Disorders inherent to aging are increasingly present, with voiding dysfunctions and greater submission to surgeries among them. Objective: To analyze the influence of gynecological surgeries (HT: Hysterectomy and CPP: Colpoperineoplasty) on urodynamic bladder function parameters of adult women. Methods: A comparative study of urodynamic data from 706 patients was performed at the Urology Service of HC/UFPE (Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuc). Previously, patients with any known clinical factor which could affect bladder function were excluded. These patients were analyzed in groups according to their history of gynecological surgery and age group (Non-elderly/elderly). The control group was composed by women without any gynecological surgery history. Resul.. Read More»