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Urination Disorders

MedGen UID:
12025
•Concept ID:
C0042035
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disorder, Urination; Disorders, Urination; Urination Disorder

Definition

Abnormalities in the process of URINE voiding, including bladder control, frequency of URINATION, as well as the volume and composition of URINE. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The AUA/SUFU guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic overactive bladder.
Cameron AP, Chung DE, Dielubanza EJ, Enemchukwu E, Ginsberg DA, Helfand BT, Linder BJ, Reynolds WS, Rovner ES, Souter L, Suskind AM, Takacs E, Welk B, Smith AL
Neurourol Urodyn 2024 Nov;43(8):1742-1752. Epub 2024 Jul 15 doi: 10.1002/nau.25532. PMID: 39010271
The AUA/SUFU Guideline on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Overactive Bladder.
Cameron AP, Chung DE, Dielubanza EJ, Enemchukwu E, Ginsberg DA, Helfand BT, Linder BJ, Reynolds WS, Rovner ES, Souter L, Suskind AM, Takacs E, Welk B, Smith AL
J Urol 2024 Jul;212(1):11-20. Epub 2024 Apr 23 doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003985. PMID: 38651651
Medical evaluation and management of male and female voiding dysfunction: a review.
Murphy A, Teplitsky S, Das AK, Leong JY, Margules A, Lallas CD
Rom J Intern Med 2019 Sep 1;57(3):220-232. doi: 10.2478/rjim-2019-0009. PMID: 30990789

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Urogenital Symptoms in Neurologic Patients.
Panicker JN
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2017 Apr;23(2, Selected Topics in Outpatient Neurology):533-552. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000448. PMID: 28375917
Voiding dysfunction in older men.
Chung A, Noguchi N, Chan L, Tse V
Curr Opin Urol 2016 Mar;26(2):177-83. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000265. PMID: 26765045
Female voiding dysfunction.
Olujide LO, O'Sullivan SM
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2005 Dec;19(6):807-28. Epub 2005 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2005.08.001. PMID: 16154803
Epidemiology of nocturia.
Hunskaar S
BJU Int 2005 Sep;96 Suppl 1:4-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05650.x. PMID: 16086673
Evoked potential testing.
Vodusek DB
Urol Clin North Am 1996 Aug;23(3):427-46. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70323-2. PMID: 8701557

Diagnosis

Review of underactive bladder.
Chang YH, Siu JJ, Hsiao PJ, Chang CH, Chou EC
J Formos Med Assoc 2018 Mar;117(3):178-184. Epub 2017 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2017.09.006. PMID: 28969876
Dysfunctional voiding.
Artibani W, Cerruto MA
Curr Opin Urol 2014 Jul;24(4):330-5. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000074. PMID: 24901514
Dysfunctional voiding in adults.
Haifler M, Stav K
Isr Med Assoc J 2013 May;15(5):247-51. PMID: 23841248
Urofacial syndrome.
Akl KF, Al Momany HM
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2012 Mar;23(2):346-8. PMID: 22382233
Nocturia.
Weiss JP, Blaivas JG
Curr Urol Rep 2003 Oct;4(5):362-6. doi: 10.1007/s11934-003-0007-1. PMID: 14499058

Therapy

ASCENDE-RT: An Analysis of Treatment-Related Morbidity for a Randomized Trial Comparing a Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost with a Dose-Escalated External Beam Boost for High- and Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer.
Rodda S, Tyldesley S, Morris WJ, Keyes M, Halperin R, Pai H, McKenzie M, Duncan G, Morton G, Hamm J, Murray N
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017 Jun 1;98(2):286-295. Epub 2017 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.01.008. PMID: 28433432
Electroneurostimulation for the management of bladder bowel dysfunction in childhood.
Wright AJ, Haddad M
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2017 Jan;21(1):67-74. Epub 2016 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2016.05.012. PMID: 27328864
Brachytherapy-related dysuria.
Merrick GS, Butler WM, Wallner KE, Allen Z, Galbreath RW, Lief JH
BJU Int 2005 Mar;95(4):597-602. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05346.x. PMID: 15705087
Alfuzosin: a clinically uroselective alpha1-blocker.
Höfner K, Jonas U
World J Urol 2002 Apr;19(6):405-12. PMID: 12022709
Yohimbine: a clinical review.
Tam SW, Worcel M, Wyllie M
Pharmacol Ther 2001 Sep;91(3):215-43. doi: 10.1016/s0163-7258(01)00156-5. PMID: 11744068

Prognosis

ASCENDE-RT: An Analysis of Treatment-Related Morbidity for a Randomized Trial Comparing a Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost with a Dose-Escalated External Beam Boost for High- and Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer.
Rodda S, Tyldesley S, Morris WJ, Keyes M, Halperin R, Pai H, McKenzie M, Duncan G, Morton G, Hamm J, Murray N
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017 Jun 1;98(2):286-295. Epub 2017 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.01.008. PMID: 28433432
Diaphragmatic breathing exercises and pelvic floor retraining in children with dysfunctional voiding.
Zivkovic V, Lazovic M, Vlajkovic M, Slavkovic A, Dimitrijevic L, Stankovic I, Vacic N
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2012 Sep;48(3):413-21. Epub 2012 Jun 5 PMID: 22669134
Dysfunctional voiding.
Malone PS
J Pediatr Urol 2009 Feb;5(1):2. Epub 2008 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.11.001. PMID: 19064333
Brachytherapy-related dysuria.
Merrick GS, Butler WM, Wallner KE, Allen Z, Galbreath RW, Lief JH
BJU Int 2005 Mar;95(4):597-602. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05346.x. PMID: 15705087
Outcomes of hysterectomy.
Carlson KJ
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1997 Dec;40(4):939-46. doi: 10.1097/00003081-199712000-00029. PMID: 9429807

Clinical prediction guides

Pelvic floor spasm as a cause of voiding dysfunction.
Kuo TL, Ng LG, Chapple CR
Curr Opin Urol 2015 Jul;25(4):311-6. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000174. PMID: 26049874
Defining female voiding dysfunction: ICI-RS 2011.
Robinson D, Staskin D, Laterza RM, Koelbl H
Neurourol Urodyn 2012 Mar;31(3):313-6. Epub 2012 Mar 13 doi: 10.1002/nau.22213. PMID: 22415792
Sexual and urinary dysfunction after proctectomy for rectal cancer.
Eveno C, Lamblin A, Mariette C, Pocard M
J Visc Surg 2010 Feb;147(1):e21-30. Epub 2010 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2010.02.001. PMID: 20587375
Brachytherapy-related dysuria.
Merrick GS, Butler WM, Wallner KE, Allen Z, Galbreath RW, Lief JH
BJU Int 2005 Mar;95(4):597-602. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05346.x. PMID: 15705087
Female urinary retention.
Wheeler JS Jr, Culkin DJ, Walter JS, Flanigan RC
Urology 1990 May;35(5):428-32. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(90)80086-3. PMID: 1970915

Recent systematic reviews

The effect of sacral neuromodulation on pregnancy: a systematic review.
Mahran A, Soriano A, Safwat AS, Hijaz A, Mahajan ST, Trabuco EC, Siegel SW, El-Nashar SA
Int Urogynecol J 2017 Sep;28(9):1357-1365. Epub 2017 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3272-0. PMID: 28160010
Voiding postponement in children-a systematic review.
von Gontard A, Niemczyk J, Wagner C, Equit M
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2016 Aug;25(8):809-20. Epub 2016 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s00787-015-0814-1. PMID: 26781489
Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women.
Franke H, Hoesele K
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2013 Jan;17(1):11-8. Epub 2012 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.05.001. PMID: 23294678
Urinary symptoms in breast cancer: a systematic review.
Donovan KA, Boyington AR, Ismail-Khan R, Wyman JF
Cancer 2012 Feb 1;118(3):582-93. Epub 2011 Jul 12 doi: 10.1002/cncr.26324. PMID: 21751193Free PMC Article
Symptoms and diagnostic delay in ovarian cancer: a summary of the literature.
Jayde V, White K, Blomfield P
Contemp Nurse 2009 Dec-2010 Jan;34(1):55-65. doi: 10.5172/conu.2009.34.1.055. PMID: 20230172

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