Current perception threshold evaluation of the female urethra

K Kenton, E Fuller, JT Benson - International Urogynecology Journal, 2003 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of the current perception threshold
(CPT) evaluation in the female urethra. Women without LUT dysfunction underwent CPT …

Urethral and bladder current perception thresholds: normative data in women

K Kenton, J Simmons, MP FitzGerald, L Lowenstein… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Given increased evidence of sensory dysfunction in lower urinary tract
pathology, we determined normative current perception threshold values in the lower urinary …

Urethral sensitivity in incontinent women

AC Kinn, BY Nilsson - European urology, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES:: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether frequent voiding and urge
incontinence are associated with supersensitivity to electrical stimulation in the posterior …

Mucosal sensory threshold of urinary bladder and urethra measured electrically

H Kiesswetter - Urologia Internationalis, 1977 - karger.com
Urodynamic investigation consists of evaluation of detrusor stretch responses, muscle
strength and motor activities. The electrosensitivity test is the only method to evaluate …

Increased proximal urethral sensory threshold after radical pelvic surgery in women

TM Kessler, UE Studer… - … and Urodynamics: Official …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To identify factors that potentially influence urethral sensitivity in women. Patients and
Methods The current perception threshold was measured by double ring electrodes in the …

Aging and overactive bladder may be associated with loss of urethral sensation in women

K Kenton, L Lowenstein, J Simmons… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To compare current perception thresholds (CPT) in the urethra and bladder of women
with idiopathic overactive bladder to asymptomatic controls. Methods Women with≥ 1 urge …

Sensory function assessment of the human male lower urinary tract using current perception thresholds

SC Knüpfer, MD Liechti, F Gregorini… - Neurourology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To evaluate the feasibility and reliability of current perception threshold (CPT)
measurement for sensory assessment of distinct locations in the male lower urinary tract …

Current perception thresholds in the lower urinary tract: sine‐and square‐wave currents studied in young healthy volunteers

K De Laet, S De Wachter… - … and Urodynamics: Official …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To establish normative current perception threshold (CPT) values with neuroselective
sine‐wave current in the lower urinary tract and to compare these values with square‐wave …

A review of techniques used for evaluating lower urinary tract symptoms and the level of quality of life in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome

J Quaghebeur, JJ Wyndaele - Itch & pain, 2015 - repository.uantwerpen.be
Although the prevalence of CPPS is somewhat uncertain, the cost to society in order to
manage it is huge. CPPS presents itself with a variety of symptoms attaining multiple …

Comparison in young healthy volunteers of 3 different parameters of constant current stimulation used to determine sensory thresholds in the lower urinary tract

JJ Wyndaele, VB Eetvelde, D Callens - The Journal of urology, 1996 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We compared different parameters of constant current stimulation used for
evaluation of sensation in the lower urinary tract. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 24 …