Current Projects: Urodynamics
Recent urodynamic investigations at the Spinal Cord Injury Center have been concerned with the role of the central and peripheral nervous system in regulating micturition. The references below identify clinical as well as animal investigations.
Tillig B, Mutschke O, Rolle U, Gaunitz U, Asmussen G, Constantinou CE. Effects of artificial obstruction on the function of the upper urinary tract of Guinea pigs, rats and pigs. European J Pediatric Surgery. 14(5):303-15, 2004
Tillig B, & Constantinou CE: Supraspinal NMDA receptor inhibition influences the micturition reflex and function of the upper urinary tract of anesthetized and conscious Rats. Neurourology and Urodynamics 22(2)164-175, 2003
Schmidt F, Yoshimura Y,Shin P, & Constantinou CE Comparative urodynamic patterns of bladder pressure, contractility and urine flow in man and rat. APMIS (109): 39-44 2003
Constantinou CE, Damaser ME, Perkash I. Elastic properties of the urethra-prostate interface in spinal cord injured men. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 28(9) 1103-1109, 2002
Schmidt F, Shin P, Jorgensen TM, Djurhuus JC & Constantinou CE. Influence of water consumption on the urodynamic patterns, pressure/flow and bladder contractility of normal male micturition. J Urology 168:1458-1463, 2002
Watanabe T, Perkash I. & Constantinou CE.: Modulation of detrusor contraction strength and micturition characteristics by intrathecal baclofen in anesthetized rats. J. Urology 157:2361-2365, 1997.
Constantinou CE, Djurhuus JC: Physiological response of the upper urinary tract to chronic experimental obstruction. In: TEXTBOOK OF GENITOURINARY SURGERY Ed. Whitfield, Hendry, Kirby and Duckett. Blackwell Science 391-404, 1998.
Djurhuus JC. & Constantinou CE. The Physiology of Upper Urinary Tract Function. In: PEDIATRIC UROLOGY Ed O'Donnell and Koff, Butterworth 155-162, 1997.
Constantinou CE.: Urethral Pressure in the evaluation of female incontinence. In: URINARY INCONTINENCE Ed: O'Donnell. 82-93, 1997.
Constantinou CE, Djurhuus JC: Physiological response of the upper urinary tract to chronic experimental obstruction. In: TEXTBOOK OF GENITOURINARY SURGERY Ed. Whitfield, Hendry, Kirby and Duckett. Blackwell Science 391-404, 1998.
Constantinou CE. & Christensen LL.: Urethral Pressures in the study of female incontinence. In: FEMALE UROLOGY Ed: Raz. Saunders.115-131, 1996.
