S Su um mm ma ar ry y O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Continuous medium filling cystometry at a rate of 50 ml/min is a widely used method due to its advantages such as short filling time and published reference values. However, this type of filling sometimes provokes detrusor contractions and may cause incorrect bladder capacity determinations. The aim of this study was to compare the continuous and intermittent filling during cystometry in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) who had detrusor overactivity. M Ma at te er ri ia al ls s a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : Twenty patients with SCI who had detrusor overactivity were included in the study. After the drainage of all urine, first, the bladder was filled continuously at a filling rate of 50 ml/min with sterile physiological saline at room temperature and the maximum cystometric capacity was determined. After the continuous filling cystometry, the bladder was emptied again and filled intermittently by 30 seconds filling followed by 15 seconds pause periods at filling rate of 50 ml/min. The maximum cystometric capacities observed during continuous and intermittent filling were compared by the Wilcoxon signed rank test. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The mean maximum cystometric capacities were 86.5±43.7 ml and 122.7±62.2 ml, respectively in continuous and intermittent filling (p<0.001). The mean increase in intermittent filling was 36.2±38.1 ml, which represented a 41.84% mean increase. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : In this study, higher cystometric capacities were observed in SCI patients with overactive detrusors by intermittent filling. This method may serve determination of bladder capacity more correctly and may contribute to make appropriate therapeutic decisions in patients with detrusor overactivity. Turk J Phys Med Rehab 2010;56:67-70. K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Intermittent filling, cystometry, spinal cord injury, overactive urinary bladder Ö Öz ze et t A Am ma aç ç: : Elli ml/dk h›zda yap›lan orta h›zl› sürekli dolum sistometrisi dolum süresinin k›sal›¤› ve yay›nlanm›fl referans de¤erlerinin oluflu gibi avantajlar› nedeniyle yayg›n olarak kullan›lan bir metotdur. Bununla birlikte bu tip dolum bazen detrüsör kontraksiyonlar›n› provoke edebilir ve mesane kapasitesini saptamada hatalara neden olabilir. Bu çal›fl-man›n amac› afl›r› aktif detrüsöre sahip omurilik yaralanmal› (OY) hastalarda sürekli ve aral›kl› dolumla yap›lan sistometrik ölçümlerin karfl›-laflt›r›lmas›d›r. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em m: : Çal›flmaya afl›r› aktif detrüsöre sahip OY'li 20 hasta dahil edildi. Mesanedeki tüm idrar boflalt›ld›ktan sonra, mesane ilk ön-ce oda s›cakl›¤›ndaki steril serum fizyolojik ile 50 ml/dk h›zla sürekli olarak dolduruldu ve mesane kapasitesi belirlendi. Sürekli dolum sistometrisinden sonra mesane tekrar boflalt›ld› ve 50 ml/dk dolum h›z›yla 30 saniyelik dolum periyodlar›n› izleyen 15 saniyelik duraklamalarla aral›kl› olarak dolduruldu. Sürekli ve aral›kl› dolum s›ras›nda saptanan kapasiteler Wilcoxon iflaretli s›ra testi ile karfl›laflt›r›...