Box 3.

Indications for cystometry in people complaining of urinary incontinence

Accepted indications for cystometry

Uncertain diagnosis Clinical suspicion of mixed urinary incontinence Previous surgery for stress incontinence Symptoms suggestive of voiding dysfunction Incontinence associated with neurological disease

Debated indications for cystometry

Primary diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence Primary diagnosis of urgency incontinence (overactive bladder syndrome)