Urodynamics Evaluation of Underactive Bladder
Fig. 3.1 (a–c) Normal-size bladder capacity in three patients on contrast-filled cystogram. (d) Cystogram of underactive bladder in a 54-year-old woman with bladder capacity over 1,200 ml and PVR of…
Neuromodulation Treatment of Underactive Bladder
Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) (Interstim, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) Direct stimulation to the sacral nerve roots; the Brindley device (Finetech Medical, Hertfordshire, UK) Pudendal nerve interruption or blockade; Tai procedure…
Pathophysiology and Animal Modeling of Underactive Bladder
Fig. 4.1 Neurophysiology of the lower urinary tract Neuron reflexes guiding the voiding are mediated by a spinobulbospinal pathway passing through the pontine micturition center in the brainstem (Tyagi et…
Nonsurgical Therapy; Catheters; Devices
Fig. 5.1 Urethral indwelling catheter Fig. 5.2 Suprapubic indwelling catheter Table 5.1 Complications of indwelling catheterization Complication Prevention Bacteriuria – most patients with long-term catheterizations develop bacteriuria. The incidence is…
Underactive Bladder in Children
Fig. 13.1 Surgeon’s view of bladder exstrophy during complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy; the pelvic diaphragm separates the pelvic sphincter mechanism from the bulbospongiosus, superficial transverse perineal muscle, and…
Evaluation and Diagnosis of Underactive Bladder
Fig. 2.1 Massively distended bladder with bilateral hydronephrosis Signs of UAB UAB may exist without any of the symptoms described above. In this instance, the patient may have lost the…
Public Health and Advocacy for UAB
Fig. 14.1 Underactive bladder (UAB) may affect an individual in a variety of ways. Some of the potential impacts of UAB include urinary retention, pain/discomfort, incontinence, urinary tract infections (infection),…
Epidemiology and Demographics of Underactive Bladder
Fig. 1.1 Prevalence of self-reported difficulty emptying bladder by gender and age (Permission obtained Valente et al. 2014) A number of coexisting conditions have been implicated in UAB development and…
Advance Technology
Fig. 10.1 The inFlow Intraurethral device in proper position in this drawing cross-sectional area of a woman’s pelvis The inFlow device with activator is indicated for use “in female patients…
Diabetes and Other Neurogenic Underactive Bladder Conditions
Patients UAB criteria UAB % Predictors Kaplan et al. (1995) 115 M, 68 F, between 48 and 93 years old, with voiding symptoms Impaired detrusor contractility: poorly sustained or…
