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Controle postural estático e risco de quedas em mulheres idosas com e sem incontinência urinária

RESUMO A incontinência urinária (IU) está associada à ocorrência de quedas em idosos e pode ter relação com déficits no controle postural. O objetivo deste trabalho é comparar o controle postural estático, na condição de olhos abertos e fechados, e o risco de quedas entre idosas com IU e idos...

Voiding symptoms obtained by open versus directed anamnesis as predictors of voiding dysfunction in women

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives To determine the differences between voiding symptoms obtained by open anamnesis (VS-Open) versus voiding symptoms obtained by directed anamnesis (VS-Directed) to predict voiding dysfunction in women. Materials and Methods Retrospective study of women with prior anti-incontinence ...

Nonsecretory intestinocystoplasty: postoperative outcomes of 25 years

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective The objective of bladder augmentation (BA) is to create a low-pressure reservoir with adequate capacity. Despite its benefits, the use of intestinal patches in bladder enlargement provides a high risk of developing complications and BA with demucosalised bowel represents a potential ...

Are uroflowmetry and post - void residual urine tests necessary in children with primary nocturnal enuresis?

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objectives: To examine the benefits of repetitive uroflowmetry and post void residual urine (PVR) tests in children with primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE). Material and methods: Children aged ≥6 years with PNE who visited our clinics for management of enuresis were included for study. Pat...

Evaluation of urodynamic parameters after sling surgery in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate urodynamic alterations after sub-urethral sling surgery (SSU) in patients with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPUI). Materials and Methods: We evaluated data of 22 patients submitted to radical prosta- tectomy (RP) or transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) ...

Urethral pressure variation: a neglected contributing factor in patients with overactive bladder syndrome?

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To study urethral pressure variations during the whole filling phase among different groups of patients. Material and Methods We investigated 79 consecutive patients from January 2011 to June 2012. All patients were recruited within our routine practice in our continence clinic and...

Effects of nitric oxide inhibitors in mice with bladder outlet obstruction

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To investigate the lower urinary tract changes in mice treated with L-NAME, a non-selective competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), or aminoguanidine, a competitive inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), after 5 weeks of partial bladder outlet obstruction (B...

Cystometric analysis of the transplanted bladder

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective Cystometric evaluation of the bladder after autotransplant and isogeneic transplant in female rats. Material and Methods Two groups were constituted: (A) bladder autotransplant with two subgroups: R1 – (control) and R2 – (bladder transplant); (B) isogeneic bladder trans...

Capacidad vesical funcional mediante ultrasonido en pacientes con enuresis primaria monosintomática

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (5), 2017
La enuresis primaria monosintomática es un problema clínico común que afecta del 5 al 10% de los niños en edad escolar. La etiología exacta no se conoce, pero se ha propuesto una capacidad vesical funcional disminuida como factor predisponente. Existen pocos reportes en la literatura del uso de ultr...

Optimal bladder diary duration for patients with suprapontine neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify the minimum bladder diary's length required to furnish reliable documentation of LUTS in a specific cohort of patients suffering from neurogenic urinary dysfunction secondary to suprapontine pathology. Materials and Methods: From January 2008 to January 2014, patients suff...