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The Physiology of the Lower Urinary Tract

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Clinical measurement of lower urinary tract function has been expanding in its influence for 30 years. This has been allowed by the increasing availability of inexpensive, reliable measuring systems. The procedure is now a standard investigation relevant to patients from urology, gynaecology, neurology and geriatric departments. Such investigations are included in the science of urodynamics, which involves the study of the function and dysfunction of the urinary tract by any appropriate method. It encompasses the morphological, physiological, biochemical and hydrodynamic aspects of urine transport and storage.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital, BS16 1LE, Bristol, UK

    Michael Torrens MB, BS, MPhil, ChM, FRCS (Consultant Neurosurgeon) (Consultant Neurosurgeon)

  2. The Department of Physiology, The Worksley Medical and Dental Building, The University, LS2 9NQ, Leeds, UK

    John F. B. Morrison MB, ChB, BSc, PhD (Reader in Physiology) (Reader in Physiology)

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Torrens, M. (1987). Urodynamics. In: Torrens, M., Morrison, J.F.B. (eds) The Physiology of the Lower Urinary Tract. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1449-9_9

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