Osman, N., Mangera, A., Hillary, C. et al. (2 more authors) (2016) The underactive bladder: detection and diagnosis. F1000Research, 5. ISSN 2046-1402
Abstract
The inability to generate a voiding contraction sufficient to allow efficient bladder emptying within a reasonable time frame is a common problem seen in urological practice. Typically, the symptoms that arise are voiding symptoms, such as weak and slow urinary flow. These symptoms can cause considerable bother to patients and impact upon quality of life. The urodynamic finding of inadequate detrusor contraction has been termed detrusor underactivity (DUA). Although a definition is available for this entity, there are no widely accepted diagnostic criteria. Drawing parallels to detrusor overactivity and the overactive bladder, the symptoms arising from DUA have been referred to as the "underactive bladder" (UAB), while attempts to crystallize the definition of UAB are now ongoing. In this article, we review the contemporary literature pertaining to the epidemiology and etiopathogenesis of DUA as well as discuss the definitional aspects that are currently under consideration.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Osman N et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Underactive bladder; detrusor underactivity; chronic urinary retention |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Division of Genomic Medicine (Sheffield) > Department of Oncology and Metabolism (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2016 15:18 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2016 19:51 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.7344.1 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | F1000Research |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.12688/f1000research.7344.1 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101894 |
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