[Functional diagnosis of pelvic floor insufficiency--consequences for surgery]

Functional tests allow for the qualification and quantification of underlying function defects in the diagnosis of pelvic floor incompetence. However, the results of these instrumental investigations alone do not suffice for a therapeutic decision. The decision for a surgical therapy should therefore always be based on the clinical presentation, the extent of subjective impairment, and the degree of the causative pathophysiologic defect detected in the function tests.