Guidelines for management of urinary incontinence

Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence

EAU guidelines on urinary incontinence.

CONTEXT The first European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on incontinence were published in 2001. These guidelines were periodically updated in past years. OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper is to present a summary of the 2009 update of the EAU guidelines on urinary incontinence (UI). EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The EAU working panel was part of the 4th International Consultation on Incontin...

Management of urinary incontinence.

DISEASE OVERVIEW Urinary incontinence (UI) may be defined as any involuntary or abnormal urine loss. UI is characterized by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which include both storage and voiding problems. UI can be further defined by the patient’s presentations and symptoms. Urge urinary incontinence (UUI) is defined as involuntary urine leakage associated with urgency. Stress urinary inco...

The management of urinary incontinence.

Wetting presents in two forms, enuresis and incontinence. Enuresis is defined as wetting when no underlying anatomical or functional abnormality of the urinary tract can be detected. A diagnosis of incontinence implies the presence of an underlying anomaly that requires investigation and treatment. However, the diagnosis of incontinence in children is not simple. When an adult presents with wet...

Management of female urinary incontinence

Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a common symptom that affects women of all ages with a wide range of severity and nature of symptoms. UI is not a lifethreatening disease, but the symptoms may seriously influence the physical, psychological, and social well being of the affected individuals. With increasing life expectancy and epidemic of obesity there has been a gradual rise in the prevalence of u...