Aims of Study Early postpartum voiding dysfunction is quite common, and was reported to be associated with prolonged labor, instrumental deliveries and epidural analgesia. Although most cases are self-limited, unrecognized voiding dysfunction and mismanagement may lead to recurrent urinary tract infections, upper urinary tract damage and permanent voiding difficulties. Yet, there are neither st...

BACKGROUND Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common abnormality of the urinary tract in childhood. OBJECTIVES As urine enters the ureters and renal pelvis during voiding in vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), we hypothesized that change in body water composition before and after voiding may be less different in children with VUR. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were grouped as those with VUR (Group 1...

INTRODUCTION Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) causes disorders of voiding and sexual function. Phar- macologic therapy reduces symptoms of voiding thus impacting sexual function. OBJECTIVE To determine sex life status in men with BPH before and after pharmacologic treatment adapted to achieve satisfactory sexual function. METHODS We studied 117 sexually active BPH patients, not previously...

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) including urinary frequency and nocturia are common in aging men. Recent studies have revealed a strong association of prostatic inflammation with LUTS. We developed an animal model of bacterial induced, isolated prostatic inflammation and examined the effect of prostatic inflammation on voiding behavior in adult C57BL/6J mice. Prostatic inflammation was indu...

Ketamine is a popular choice for young drug abusers. Ketamine abuse causes lower urinary tract symptoms, with the underlying pathophysiology poorly understood. Disruption of urothelial barrier function has been hypothesized to be a major mechanism for ketamine cystitis, yet the direct evidence of impaired urothelial barrier function is still lacking. To address this question, 8-wk-old female C5...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of extracorporeal pelvic floor magnetic stimulation in children with an overactive bladder, as although such stimulation is an effective treatment for voiding dysfunction such as urge incontinence (UI) and urgency-frequency syndrome, experience in children is scarce. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective study included 42 children diagnosed with an overactive...

Patients with neurogenic disorders and voiding dysfunction have been reported to respond poorly to sacral neuromodulation. We report on our experience in treating voiding symptoms with sacral neuromodulation after spinal surgery. The medical charts of patients evaluated for sacral neuromodulation from 2000-2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Indications, need for explantation, and clinical succ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of voiding position on uroflowmetry parameters and to assess its potential clinical implications. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a prospective study from 2013 to 2015 and included men between 18 and 77 years old who were either healthy volunteers with an International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) ≤7 or men with benign prostate enlargement that were on alpha...

PURPOSE We used urodynamics and perineal ultrasound to assess the function and morphology of the urethral sphincter and detrusor muscle in the evaluation of dysfunctional voiding in female patients with recurrent urinary tract infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients selected for study purposes completed the American Urological Association Symptom Index and underwent multichannel video urod...