Background: Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is defined as urinary urgency, with or without urge incontinence in the absence of an underlying pathological or metabolic cause. Treatment for OAB involves anti-muscarinic agents and beta 3-adrenoceptor agonists.
Neuromodulation has become a valid therapeutic option for patients with various lower urinary tract disorders. In clinical practice, the most used and recommended neuromodulation techniques are sacral neuromodulation (SNM), pudendal neuromodulation (PN), and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS).
A growing literature points to an association between overactive bladder (OAB) medications and dementia. Given differences in side effects for extended-release (ER) and immediate-release (IR) anticholinergic formulations and beta-3 agonists, we examined prescription utilization patterns in a national dataset of older adults from 2014 to 2018.
Our current knowledge on nocturnal enuresis (NE) in adults is scarce due to its uncommon nature. The present study was designed to investigate symptom characteristics and risk factors of NE in adult women to improve the current clinical understanding and management of this rare disease.
Studies have shown that therapies for overactive bladder reduce urgency symptoms. However, these studies fail to demonstrate clinically significant increases in bladder capacity or changes in mean voided volumes at night.
The authors’ objective was to determine whether preoperative administration of tamsulosin decreases postoperative urinary retention after spine surgery. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial performed at a single institution between 2016 and 2019, eligible males aged 50 to 85 years were administered tamsulosin or placebo for 5 days prior to elective spine surgery.
To further facilitate understanding of disease pathophysiology and patient stratification in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), we utilized molecular phenotyping to compare three clinically distinct IC/BPS patient subgroups.
Lower urinary tract dysfunction is common in the early postoperative phase after spine surgery. Although it is essential for an optimal patient management to balance benefits and harms, it is not known which patient benefit from a perioperative indwelling catheter.
To assess the outcomes of a "less is more" treatment approach consisting of a single water vapor treatment per prostate lobe for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Retrospective cohort study in a single urologic clinic of men with moderate to severe symptomatic BPH with and without median lobes undergoing thermal water vapor therapy.
Peyronie’s disease (PD) is a fibrotic disease that is characterized by plaque accumulation in the tunica albuginea of the penis. Individuals with PD commonly report penile curvature, although other symptoms include hourglass deformities, penile length and girth loss, and erectile dysfunction. Current workflows use manual goniometry to assess angle curvature and disease severity. It remains […]
