Urinary Bladder, Overactive - Therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sacral nerve stimulation for refractory overactive bladder in the elderly population.

13 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: We determined the long-term outcome of sacral nerve stimulation for refractory overactive bladder in the elderly population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a prospective longitudinal study to better characterize the outcome of sacral ... Read more...

Randomized trial of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus extended-release tolterodine: results from the overactive bladder innovative therapy trial.

16 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: The Overactive Bladder Innovative Therapy trial was a randomized, multicenter, controlled study that compared the effectiveness of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation to extended-release tolterodine. The reduction in overactive bladder ... Read more...

Update on lower urinary tract symptoms.

28 Jun 2009 Management of incontinence is forever changing, evolving as our understanding of the pathophysiology improves. It sometimes feels like a sand castle, as the principles of therapy of yesterday are replaced by new modalities, without leaving a trace ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Urinary Bladder, Overactive - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Successful treatment with hydrodistension in a boy with refractory overactive bladder with glomerulation. 29 Sep 2009
• Sacral nerve stimulation for refractory overactive bladder in the elderly population. 13 Aug 2009
• The second-line management of idiopathic overactive bladder: what is the place of sacral neuromodulation and botulinum toxin-A in contemporary practice? 11 Aug 2009
• Editorial comment. Effect of pelvic floor interferential electrostimulation on urodynamic parameters and incontinency of children with myelomeningocele and detrusor overactivity. 30 Jul 2009
• Editorial comment. Effect of pelvic floor interferential electrostimulation on urodynamic parameters and incontinency of children with myelomeningocele and detrusor overactivity. 30 Jul 2009
• Randomized trial of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus extended-release tolterodine: results from the overactive bladder innovative therapy trial. 16 Jul 2009
• Update on lower urinary tract symptoms. 28 Jun 2009
• Basic mechanisms of urgency: preclinical and clinical evidence. 24 May 2009
• Effect of pelvic floor interferential electrostimulation on urodynamic parameters and incontinency of children with myelomeningocele and detrusor overactivity. 22 May 2009
• The effect of urethral dilatation on pressure flow studies in women with voiding dysfunction and overactive bladder. 13 May 2009
• Neuromodulation and female sexual function: does treatment for refractory voiding symptoms have an added benefit? 12 May 2009
• Clean intermittent self-catheterization after botulinum neurotoxin type A injections: short-term effect on quality of life. 29 Apr 2009
• A UK consensus on the management of the bladder in multiple sclerosis. 29 Apr 2009
• Combined effects of behavioral intervention and tolterodine in patients dissatisfied with overactive bladder medication. 14 Apr 2009
• Bother related to bladder control and health care seeking behavior in adults in the United States. 14 Apr 2009
• Sacral neuromodulation with implanted devices for urinary storage and voiding dysfunction in adults. 13 Apr 2009
• Urgency-free time interval as primary endpoint for evaluating the outcome of a randomized OAB treatment. 8 Apr 2009
• [Update on the second line management of idiopathic overactive bladder] 17 Mar 2009
• [Prostatic adenoma and overactive urinary bladder: assessment of symptoms and choice of therapy] 27 Feb 2009
• Pharmacotherapy adherence and costs versus nonpharmacologic management in overactive bladder. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Urinary Bladder, Overactive'

Definition: Symptom of overactive detrusor muscle of the URINARY BLADDER that contracts with abnormally high frequency and urgency. Overactive bladder is characterized by the frequent feeling of needing to urinate during the day, during the night, or both. URINARY INCONTINENCE may or may not be present.

Descriptor UI: D053201

Alternative terms: Urinary Bladder, Overactive; Overactive Bladder; Overactive Urinary Bladder; Bladder, Overactive; Overactive Detrusor; Detrusor, Overactive; Overactive Detrusor Function; Detrusor Function, Overactive;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C12.777.829.866; C13.351.968.829.813; C23.888.942.775;

History Note: 2007; for OVERACTIVE BLADDER use URINARY INCONTINENCE 2005-2006