[Uro-gynecologic protocol for studying urinary stress incontinence].

Regarding the difficulty in using a common and standardised language in the diagnosis of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) the authors developed a research protocol based on anamnestic, clinical, urodynamic and imaging forms, in order to have a numerous elements for the evaluation of this pathology. The preliminary study had to identify the most meaningful and common parameters, encoded according to broadly approved literature or the classification proposed by International Continence Society (ICS). One of the fundamental purposes was to clarify the role of ultrasonography technique applied to the field of Stress Incontinence. In this article the authors explain the choices they make, the technique employed for such a study and the ultrasonic images that are pathognomonic of the specific anatomo-functional disorders.