Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are the name given to a group of symptoms including dysuria and incontinence. The term was first coined in the 1990s to describe symptoms in men which had previously been known as prostatitis, to aid recognition that these symptoms were not always attributable to prostate problems and to reduce unnecessary prostate surgery. It was then widened to cover a "non...

Management of incontinence is forever changing, evolving as our understanding of the pathophysiology improves. It sometimes feels like a sand castle, as the principles of therapy of yesterday are replaced by new modalities, without leaving a trace of treatments in which we so firmly believed. This special issue of TheScientificWorldJOURNAL: TSW Urology was aimed at new treatments, including ter...

PURPOSE We investigated the accuracy of analysis of detrusor contraction during micturition with a simple to use pressure-flow nomogram (linear passive urethral resistance relation). The computer derived maximum detrusor contraction parameter was used as a reference. The correlation with bladder emptying capability was used as a control. MATERIALS AND METHODS Advanced pressure-flow analysis w...

conclusions patients made various complaints, and several pathologies were diagnosed, which emphasizes the importance of using urodynamic tests for subsequent medical approaches as a non-invasive, accessible, and inexpensive tool. results the mean age of patients in this study was 50.88 years, and most patients were in their third decade (20 - 30 years of age). urinary frequency (28.8%), enures...

background: diabetic patients are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (uti) than non-diabetics .this study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women in tehran. methods: this cross sectional study was designed to examine 511 non-pregnant type 2 diabetic women using consecutive sampling during september and march 200...