This pathway provides guidance for imaging adult trauma patients with suspected injuries to their lower urinary tract. Date reviewed: August 2013 Date of next review: 2017/2018 Published: August 2013 Quick User Guide Move the mouse cursor over the PINK text boxes inside the flow chart to bring up a pop up box with salient points. Clicking on the PINK text box will bring up the full text. The re...

www.trendsinmenshealth.com TRENDS IN UROLOGY & MEN’S HEALTH SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 Bladder pain syndrome (BPS), also referred to as interstitial cystitis (IC), is a chronic and debilitating condition. It presents with lower urinary tract symptoms in the form of urinary frequency, urgency, nocturia, and suprapubic and pelvic pain. The severity of the symptoms varies from person to person. It is ...

This pathway provides guidance for imaging adult trauma patients with suspected injuries to their lower urinary tract. Date reviewed: August 2013 Date of next review: 2017/2018 Published: August 2013 Quick User Guide Move the mouse cursor over the PINK text boxes inside the flow chart to bring up a pop up box with salient points. Clicking on the PINK text box will bring up the full text. The re...

Painful bladder syndrome or urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome is a chronic condition that presents with lower urinary tract symptoms that include dysuria, urgency, frequent urination, and chronic pelvic pain. Diagnoses included in the painful bladder syndrome are interstitial cystitis and prostatodynia. The history, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation of patients with lower urin...

Nocturia is a prevalent and highly bothersome lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) affecting men and women of all ages. In waking to void there is disruption to an individual’s sleep that can lead to daytime tiredness and a loss of vitality. This may significantly impact upon physical, mental, and social wellbeing. It is recognised that nocturia has a multifactorial aetiopathogenesis that encompa...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates 9 million men suffer from symptoms related to an enlarged prostate and 400,000 surgeries are conducted each year in the U.S. 1 The term lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is used to describe symptomatology in men who are experiencing one or more symptoms on the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire that includes urgency, day...

The clinical features and management of 27 children with cerebral palsy referred with symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction were reviewed. The mean age at referral was 9.9 years. Daytime urinary incontinence was the commonest presenting symptom. Videourodynamic studies were abnormal in 23 patients (85%). Only two children had evidence of upper renal tract damage. Treatment was determined ...

Abstract Aim Information about healthy children's urinary tract symptoms is scarce but would be helpful in children with congenital conditions. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction (LUTD) questionnaire. Methods A 15‐item questionnaire based on definitions by the International Children's Continence Society (ICCS) function, given 4–15 years old no ga...