Detrusor Underactivity: Presentation and Urodynamic Characteristics
Detrusor Underactivity: Presentation and Urodynamic Characteristics
Detrusor underactivity (DU) is a known disease of the muscles of the urinary bladder that
 defined as a weak contraction of the muscle resulting in a failure to achieve complete
 bladder emptying. Recently, DU as a cause of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in both men and
 women has been increasingly gaining attention. There is a major issue in differentiation of
 underactive bladder symptoms and other causes of lower urinary tract symptoms such as
 detrusor hyperactivity and impaired contractility (DHIC), hypersensitive bladder (HSB),
 detrusor overactivity (DO), bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and Dysfunctional Voiding (DV).
 Urodynamics (UDS) is the standard diagnostic tool, it includes invasive recording of the
 pressure that is produced when the bladder muscle contracts via pressure sensors introduced
 in the urinary bladder through special types of urethral catheters. This study aims to
 determine the prevalence of DU along with its symptomatic and urodynamics (UDS)
 characteristics of DU in Jordanian population through a retrospective chart review.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients underwent UDS from July 2016 to August 2019

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients with neurogenic bladder (NB) due to known underlying neurological disease,
 history of open pelvic surgery or major abdominal surgery, or using indwelling
 catheters or clean intermittent catheterization (CIC).