BACKGROUND Enuresis (bedwetting) is a socially unacceptable and stressful condition which affects around 15-20% of five year olds, and up to 2% of young adults. Although there is a high rate of spontaneous remission, the social, emotional and psychological costs to the children can be great. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of drugs other than desmopressin and tricyclics on nocturnal enuresis...

Urinary incontinence is a common reason for care-seeking in the paediatric population that is more prevalent in girls and is found in 3--12% of children 6--8 years of age and in 1--12% of children 10--12 years of age. The diagnostic approach to daytime urinary incontinence in girls without neurological disorders is essentially based on the medical history, physical examination, voiding diary an...

PURPOSE Desmopressin may not be effective for nocturnal enuresis associated with polyuria and hypercalciuria. Nighttime hypercalciuria in an enuretic population from 5 centers and its correlation with nighttime polyuria were verified. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 450 enuretic patients (278 males, 172 females, mean age 9.7 years) were evaluated with 72-hour micturition charts, urinalysis, ...

BACKGROUND Nocturnal enuresis is an important problem among young children living in Turkey. The purpose of this study was to determine the possible differences in the prevalence of enuresis between children in boarding school and daytime school and the association of enuresis with sociodemographic factors. METHODS This was a cross-sectional survey. A total of 562 self-administered questionna...

OBJECTIVE To characterize a cohort of children with non-neurogenic daytime urinary incontinence followed-up in a tertiary center. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 50 medical records of children who had attained bladder control or minimum age of 5 years, using a structured protocol that included lower urinary tract dysfunction symptoms, comorbidities, associated manifestations, physical exami...

OBJECTIVE Enuresis is a health problem frequently encountered in childhood. This study was carried out in two socio-demographically different districts of the province of Istanbul, for the purpose of determining the relationship between the prevalence of primary nocturnal enuresis and certain demographic characteristics. METHODS The study design is a cross-sectional carried out on 420 childre...

BACKGROUND Little generalizable information is available on the outcomes of children diagnosed with bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) after a urinary tract infection (UTI). Our objectives were to describe the clinical characteristics of children with BBD and to examine the effects of BBD on patient outcomes in children with and without vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). METHODS We combined data f...

n the article ‘‘Clinical course of a cohort of children with on-neurogenic daytime urinary incontinence symptoms folowed at a tertiary center,’’ Lebl et al.1 characterize a ohort of 50 children attending their center over 12 years ith the primary symptom of functional daytime urinary ncontinence (DUI). They conclude that a subgroup of chilren with clinical characteristics of an overactive bladd...

PURPOSE Urinary incontinence is one of the major urinary symptoms in children and adolescents and can lead to major distress for the affected children and their parents. In accordance with the definitions of the Standardization Committee of the International Children's Continence Society, daytime urinary incontinence (DUI) is uncontrollable leakage of urine during the day. The aim of this cross...

BACKGROUND Enuresis (bedwetting) is a socially disruptive and stressful condition which affects around 15-20% of five year olds, and up to 2% of young adults. Although there is a high rate of spontaneous remission, the social, emotional and psychological costs to the children can be great. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of alarm interventions on nocturnal enuresis in children, and to compar...