As our population ages, the number of patients presenting to their primary care physicians with urologic problems is significantly increasing. Urologic issues are the third most common type of complaint in patients 65 yr of age or older and account for at least a part of 47% of office visits.1 One of the most predominant urologic problems in elderly persons, and the focus of this chapter, is lo...

OBJECTIVES Our study evaluates the reliability and validity of a Chinese version of the Urinary Tract Infection Symptom Assessment questionnaire (UTISA). MATERIAL AND METHODS Our study enrolled women who were diagnosed with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) at clinics. The Chinese version of UTISA was completed upon first visit to the clinic for uUTI and at 1-week follow-up. We enr...

A cross-sectional relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and depressive symptoms was previously reported among Southern Chinese men; however, the temporal relationship was unclear. Our objective is to evaluate the temporal relationship between moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms and clinically significant depressive symptoms in elderly Chinese men aged 65 in a pros...

BACKGROUND Lower urinary tract symptoms are highly prevalent in older men, have been shown to affect men's quality of life, and may be associated with more serious outcomes. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of LUTS among men aged 50 years or older registered at family practice centers in Israel and to assess the effect of these complaints on different aspects of their life. METHODS In...

Background: Jaundice is one of the most common diseases of the infancy period. It could be caused by different factors, including infections such as the urinary tract. The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence and causes of urinary tract infection in newborns. Materials and Methods: The present work is a cross-sectional study conducted on 100 newborns with jaundice hospitalized at the ...

Evidence of a lower urinary tract dysfunctional epithelium has been detected in women and men with interstitial cystitis and other complexes of lower urinary tract symptoms. Lower urinary tract dysfunctional epithelium can affect the bladder, the urethra, the labia or vaginal introitus in women, and the prostatic ducts and urethra in men. Because an individual with lower urinary tract dysfuncti...

Labial adhesion (LA) is a rare clinical entity in postmenopausal women. Estrogen deficiency and lack of sexual activity are probable contributing causes. Voiding dysfunction due to LA is even rarer in postmenopausal women, and only a few studies have previously reported such occurrence. A 62-year-old virgin postmenopausal woman presented to the Al-Zahra Hospital (Isfahan, Iran) with a 5-year hi...