PURPOSE OF REVIEW The pathophysiological mechanisms of female voiding phase dysfunction are poorly understood, and there are neither standard definitions nor guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this review is to present up-to-date data and controversies associated with non-neurogenic female voiding dysfunction. RECENT FINDINGS Conceptually, voiding phase dysfunction may have bl...

Voiding dysfunction usually presents in one of two ways. The first is in the form of symptoms. Symptoms related to voiding dysfunction are broadly referred to as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). LUTS have classically been divided into obstructive symptoms such as difficulty initiating a stream, decreased force of urinary stream, need to push and strain to void (stranguria), hesitancy or int...

PURPOSE It has been suggested that in children with voiding dysfunction improper bladder emptying contributes to recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and progressive renal scarring. Incomplete bladder emptying may be related to bladder-sphincter dyssynergia. Ultrasonography and uroflowmetry are used in the initial evaluation of many children with voiding dysfunction. We determine in childr...

PURPOSE We investigated the efficacy and safety of a readjustable midurethral sling (Remeex system) for stress urinary incontinence with female voiding dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS From May 2007 to December 2015, 151 women received the Remeex system. We excluded patients who presented with pelvic organ prolapse and/or who missed the regular follow-up. Finally, 102 patients were included...

Pelviperineology 2012; 31: 59-61 http://www.pelviperineology.org The fourth section of the book “Pelvic floor disordersImaging and Multidisciplinary Approach to Management” is entitled “Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction” and consists of nine chapters divided into two subsections describing diagnostic methods and management of these disturbances. In the first chapter “Ultrasonography”...

Division of Urology, Federal University of São Paulo and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil; b Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Department of Urology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, MI, USA; Department of Urology, Royal Hallamshire H...

Urethral polyps are a rare finding in children. Urethral fibroepithelial polyps are usually discovered in the first decade of life. They present with voiding dysfunction, obstructive and irritative urinary symptoms, and hematuria. They may be associated with other congenital urinary tract anomalies. Histopathologically, they are usually benign lesions with no tendency to recurrence and are trea...

OBJECTIVES To find the incidence of voiding dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and to examine the relation between the voiding dysfunction and various indices of the disease (disease severity, disease duration, age, sex, and treatment with antiparkisonian drugs), the presence of voiding dysfunction was quantitatively estimated in patients sampled on the unselected (consecutive) basis. METHODS...