{"id":12059,"date":"2025-10-02T09:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/glossary-term\/urethral-pressure-profilometry\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:11:10","slug":"perfilometria-de-presion-uretral","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/perfilometria-de-presion-uretral\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfilometr\u00eda de Presi\u00f3n Uretral"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[109],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-12059","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-diagnostic-phenomena"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>\n        Perfilometr\u00eda de presi\u00f3n uretral (UPP) es un procedimiento de diagn\u00f3stico urodin\u00e1mico que mide y registra la presi\u00f3n del l\u00edquido necesaria para abrir una uretra cerrada en toda su longitud<sup>1<\/sup>. Produce una curva topogr\u00e1fica que traza la presi\u00f3n de cierre uretral (UCP) desde el cuello de la vejiga hasta el meato uretral externo<sup>2<\/sup>. El procedimiento utiliza cat\u00e9teres especializados (como transductores con micropunta o sistemas cargados de aire) que se retiran a un ritmo controlado a trav\u00e9s de la uretra mientras se registran continuamente las mediciones de presi\u00f3n<sup>3<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La UPP proporciona datos cr\u00edticos sobre la funci\u00f3n uretral, incluida la presi\u00f3n uretral m\u00e1xima (la presi\u00f3n m\u00e1s alta registrada a lo largo de la uretra), la presi\u00f3n de cierre uretral m\u00e1xima (la diferencia entre la presi\u00f3n uretral m\u00e1xima y la presi\u00f3n intravesical) y la longitud uretral funcional (el segmento donde la presi\u00f3n uretral excede la presi\u00f3n intravesical)<sup>4<\/sup>. Estas mediciones ayudan a los m\u00e9dicos a evaluar la competencia del esf\u00ednter, identificar \u00e1reas de disfunci\u00f3n uretral y evaluar la distribuci\u00f3n de la presi\u00f3n uretral en tres dimensiones<sup>5<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La Sociedad Internacional de Continencia (ICS) estandariz\u00f3 la terminolog\u00eda y la t\u00e9cnica para la UPP en 2002, aunque desde entonces los avances tecnol\u00f3gicos han introducido sistemas de mayor resoluci\u00f3n con sensores de inclinaci\u00f3n y resoluci\u00f3n angular mejorada que pueden determinar con mayor precisi\u00f3n la ubicaci\u00f3n de cada medici\u00f3n de presi\u00f3n y reconstruir la distribuci\u00f3n espacial de la presi\u00f3n dentro de la uretra<sup>6<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>","gt-synonyms":"UPP, Perfil de presi\u00f3n uretral, Perfilometr\u00eda uretral, Uretrocistometr\u00eda, Prueba de funci\u00f3n uretral, Medici\u00f3n de la presi\u00f3n uretral","gt-citation":"[1] Lose G, Griffiths D, Hosker G, Kulseng\u2010Hanssen S, Perucchini D, Sch\u00e4fer W, et al. Standardisation of urethral pressure measurement: Report from the standardisation sub\u2010committee of the International Continence Society. Neurourol Urodyn. 2002 Jan;21(3):258\u201360. DOI: 10.1002\/nau.10052\n\n[2] Brown M, Wickham JEA. The urethral pressure profile. Br J Urol. 1969 Apr;41(2):211\u20137. DOI: 10.1111\/j.1464-410x.1969.tb09921.x\n\n[3] Drake M, Hashim H, Gammie A, editors. Abrams Urodynamics. 4th ed. 2021. DOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-72219-4\n\n[4] Kl\u00fcnder M, Amend B, Vaegler M, Kelp A, Feuer R, Sievert KD, et al. High definition urethral pressure profilometry: Evaluating a novel microtip catheter. Neurourol Urodyn. 2016 Nov;35(8):888-94. DOI: 10.1002\/nau.22835\n\n[5] Messelink EJ, Dabhoiwala NF, Vrij V, Dijkhuizen T, Schneider P, Dobbe I, et al. Multichannel urethral pressure profiles: reproducibility and three-dimensional representation. J Endourol. 1997 Jun;11(3):211-4. DOI: 10.1089\/end.1997.11.211\n\n[6] Hashim H, Ochoa D. Assessing the Role of Urethral Pressure Profilometry (UPP) in Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). IUGA Spotlight. 2023;19(1). Disponible en: https:\/\/www.iuga.org\/spotlight-v19-1\/assessing-the-role-of-urethral-pressure-profilometry-upp-in-female-lower-urinary-tract-symptoms-luts","gt-clinical-context":"<p>\n        Perfilometr\u00eda de presi\u00f3n uretral (UPP) se utiliza principalmente en la evaluaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica de la funci\u00f3n y disfunci\u00f3n del tracto urinario inferior<sup>1<\/sup>. Sirve como una importante herramienta de diagn\u00f3stico en varios escenarios cl\u00ednicos clave:\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        En la incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo (SUI), la UPP proporciona mediciones objetivas que pueden ayudar a determinar la fisiopatolog\u00eda subyacente<sup>2<\/sup>. La baja presi\u00f3n m\u00e1xima de cierre uretral (MUCP) se ha asociado significativamente con la IUE en m\u00faltiples estudios, siendo la MUCP un 42% m\u00e1s baja en sujetos incontinentes en comparaci\u00f3n con los controles continentes<sup>3<\/sup>. Cuando la MUCP est\u00e1 por debajo de 20 cmH\u2082O, sugiere una deficiencia intr\u00ednseca del esf\u00ednter (ISD), una afecci\u00f3n caracterizada por una funci\u00f3n uretral deficiente<sup>4<\/sup>. Esta medici\u00f3n tiene una especificidad del 98% para diagnosticar IUE<sup>5<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La UPP desempe\u00f1a un papel crucial en la planificaci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica y la predicci\u00f3n de resultados de los tratamientos de IUE<sup>6<\/sup>. Las pautas del Instituto Nacional para la Excelencia en la Salud y la Atenci\u00f3n (NICE) destacan que las mujeres con IUE y MUCP <20 cmH\u2082O generalmente tienen peores resultados con procedimientos de apoyo como la colposuspensi\u00f3n o cabestrillos sint\u00e9ticos sin tensi\u00f3n<sup>7<\/sup>. Los estudios han demostrado que los pacientes con MUCP en el cuartil m\u00e1s bajo demuestran un riesgo dos veces mayor de fracaso objetivo un a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s de la cirug\u00eda<sup>8<\/sup>. El abordaje quir\u00fargico retrop\u00fabico ha demostrado mayores tasas de \u00e9xito en mujeres con funci\u00f3n uretral deficiente en comparaci\u00f3n con la v\u00eda transobturadora<sup>9<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        En la evaluaci\u00f3n de la disfunci\u00f3n miccional, particularmente en la obstrucci\u00f3n funcional del flujo de salida de la vejiga, la UPP ayuda a categorizar a los pacientes seg\u00fan sus perfiles de presi\u00f3n uretral<sup>10<\/sup>. Se ha demostrado que los pacientes con s\u00edndrome de Fowler, caracterizado por MUCP >100 cmH\u2082O, responden mejor a la neuromodulaci\u00f3n sacra<sup>11<\/sup>. La UPP tambi\u00e9n se considera la \u00fanica herramienta objetiva disponible para seleccionar pacientes antes del tratamiento con inyecci\u00f3n de toxina botul\u00ednica en el esf\u00ednter sin autorizaci\u00f3n<sup>12<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La forma de la curva UPP, m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los valores de presi\u00f3n, puede proporcionar informaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica valiosa<sup>13<\/sup>. Por ejemplo, presiones m\u00e1s altas al inicio del trazo pueden indicar hipertrofia del cuello de la vejiga, mientras que una ca\u00edda de presi\u00f3n que resulta en un patr\u00f3n de doble joroba podr\u00eda sugerir un divert\u00edculo uretral o una f\u00edstula uretrovaginal<sup>14<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        A pesar de su utilidad cl\u00ednica, el valor predictivo y la reproducibilidad de la UPP han sido criticados y actualmente no se recomienda clasificar la gravedad de la incontinencia en las directrices de la Asociaci\u00f3n Europea de Urolog\u00eda<sup>15<\/sup>. Sin embargo, su disponibilidad, naturaleza m\u00ednimamente invasiva y rentabilidad lo convierten en una herramienta valiosa para la evaluaci\u00f3n integral de la funci\u00f3n uretral y la comprensi\u00f3n de los s\u00edntomas del tracto urinario inferior cuando se usa apropiadamente<sup>16<\/sup>.\n    <\/p>","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":false,"gt-view-count":114},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Perfilometr\u00eda de Presi\u00f3n Uretral<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Perfilometr\u00eda de presi\u00f3n uretral (UPP) mide la presi\u00f3n a lo largo de la uretra para diagnosticar trastornos urinarios...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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