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The topics covered in this section relate to areas of considerable interest for urologists everywhere. The UrEpik study is introduced in the ‘Comments’ section and the results of the study will appear in a series of papers published over the next few months. They will give a new insight into many aspects of LUTS.

Authors from London investigate the place of urodynamics in the evaluation of patients with symptoms of overactive bladder. They found that patients with such symptoms and with apparently normal urodynamic findings often respond equally well to antimuscarinic therapy as do those with positive urodynamic findings. They indicate that these findings cast doubt on the value of urodynamics in such patients before treatment.

Authors from North America address the problem of mixed urinary incontinence. They examined the efficacy of tolterodine in patients with this condition and compared it with patients …