منابع مشابه
Overactive Bladder: Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, and Therapies
1Department of Urology, Radboud University Nijmegen MC, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2Department of Urology, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal 3Department of Continence Medicine, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan 4Department of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 SouthWood Street, Chicago, ...
متن کاملOveractive bladder: a better understanding of pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
PURPOSE We reviewed current information regarding the updated definitions, prevalence, etiologies, disease burden, and management of OAB from a number of perspectives, including professional impact and patient quality of life. MATERIALS AND METHODS Published literature and current treatment concepts were reviewed regarding the understanding and management of OAB. RESULTS OAB is a symptom sy...
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Storage symptoms such as urgency, frequency, and nocturia, with or without urge incontinence, are characterized as overactive bladder (OAB). OAB can lead to urge incontinence. Disturbances in nerves, smooth muscle, and urothelium can cause this condition. In some respects the division between peripheral and central causes of OAB is artificial, but it remains a useful paradigm for appreciating t...
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Overactive bladder (OAB) is common and has a negative impact on a patient's quality of life. It is important for physicians to know how to identify and manage patients with this condition. Usually only basic clinical evaluations and a good patient history are necessary to diagnose OAB. Effective and safe oral therapy is available and can be initiated by primary care physicians.
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Overactive bladder is a condition whose prevalence increases with ageing, and which can substantially impair quality of life. It is defined by presence of urinary urgency, in the absence of other causes of similar problems. The underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood, but may include increased excitability of smooth muscle, abnormal spread of excitation through the bladder wall, incre...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-5664
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-5672.2011.00122.x