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Provocative Tests During Urodynamics

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Provocative tests during urodynamics including fast filling cystometry with cooled saline (“ice water test”) and the bethanechol test are described in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Urology, University Hospital Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Stefan De Wachter

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  1. Department of Urology, China Rehabiliation Research Center Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Limin Liao

  2. Department of Urology, University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria

    Helmut Madersbacher

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De Wachter, S. (2019). Provocative Tests During Urodynamics. In: Liao, L., Madersbacher, H. (eds) Neurourology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7509-0_17

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