Is there a unique symptom in lower urinary tract dysfunction in children?

Autor: Mehmet Taşdemir, Egemen Eroğlu, Murat Serhat Aygun, Ilmay Bilge, Mehmet Ali Özen, Emrah Aydin, Isil Necef
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. 13:264-270
ISSN: 1757-5672
1757-5664
DOI: 10.1111/luts.12363
Popis: OBJECTIVES Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), particularly urgency, incontinence and intermittency are common in children and it is suggested that the specific symptoms may be used for definite diagnosis for LUT dysfunction (LUTD). This study was performed to investigate the relationship between each LUTD and its associated symptoms, using uroflowmetry/electromyography (UF/EMG) as a diagnostic tool. METHODS Each patient was categorized into one of four LUT conditions which were overactive bladder (OAB), dysfunctional voiding (DV), underactive bladder and primary bladder neck dysfunction (PBND), according to UF/EMG results. Patients' complaints and findings were documented by using voiding dysfunction symptom score, bladder diary, urine analysis and ultrasonography. In addition, a detailed history of bowel habits (including use of Rome III criteria) was obtained. RESULTS There were 189 children of which 106 were female. The OAB was the largest group including 91 patients, followed by the DV group which had 61 patients. The symptoms specific to any LUTD group were constipation and hesitancy (P
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