BACKGROUND There are no data on lower urinary tract function during postoperative thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA). Because selected segmental blockade can be achieved with epidural analgesia, we hypothesized that lower urinary tract function remains unchanged during TEA within segments T4-T11 after open renal surgery. METHODS In a prospective, open, observational, follow-up study, 13 male p...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the urodynamic parameters and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) of women with urodynamic genuine stress incontinence (GSI). METHODS A cross-sectional study involving 3323 women with LUTS was conducted. We recruited 1261 women with urodynamic GSI and were further grouped as with or without symptomatic stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The ...

Up to 50% of heart failure patients suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms. Urinary incontinence has been associated with worse functional status in patients with heart failure, occurring three times more frequently in patients with New York Heart Association Class III and IV symptoms compared with those with milder disease. The association between heart failure and urinary symptoms may be di...

background: pediatric lower urinary tract scoring system (plutss) is a questionnaire contains items for assessment of wetting episodes, voiding frequency and pattern. it is used for screening and evaluation of the response of children with lower urinary tract symptoms to therapy. we studied the validity and reliability of persian translated version of this questionnaire among iranian children. ...

BACKGROUND Lower urinary tract symptoms are highly prevalent and a large proportion of these symptoms are known to be associated with a dysfunction of the afferent pathways. Diagnostic tools for an objective and reproducible assessment of afferent nerve function of the lower urinary tract are missing. Previous studies showed first feasibility results of sensory evoked potential recordings follo...