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Enuresis and overactive bladder in sickle cell patients: a narrative review of the literature. World J Urol 2023; 41:953-962. [PMID: 36662241 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-023-04288-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this review is to clarify the prevalence, pathophysiology and clinical presentation of enuresis and overactive bladder in sickle cell patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This narrative review of the literature was conducted in March 2022 by running a search in PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane databases without publication date limitation, using the following keywords: enuresis or nocturia or overactive bladder or urinary incontinence or bedwetting and sickle cell. RESULTS Eight cross-sectional studies were included, six of which had a non-sickle cell control population. The prevalence of enuresis in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease ranged from 20.3 to 49.4%. It decreased with age to 2.9% in adult sickle cell patients. Enuresis in sickle cell patients has been attributed to several causes, including lack of urine concentration with nocturnal polyuria, reduced bladder capacity, nocturnal bladder hyperactivity, sleep and/or respiratory disorders are likely causes of enuresis in sickle cell patients. The prevalence of overactive bladder is three times higher in sickle cell patients than in control groups. The latter is also observed three times more frequently in men who have had prior episodes of priapism. CONCLUSION Enuresis and overactive bladder are common in sickle cell patients. Several mechanisms have been described to try to explain enuresis in sickle cell patients but overactive bladder seems to play a major role. Studies evaluating the efficacy of certain experimentally validated treatments must be carried out to improve the management of these complications which affect the quality of life of sickle cell patients.
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Zahr RS, Ding J, Kang G, Wang WC, Hankins JS, Ataga KI, Lebensburger JD, Porter JS. Enuresis and Hyperfiltration in Children With Sickle Cell Disease. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022; 44:358-362. [PMID: 35180759 PMCID: PMC9385885 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nocturnal enuresis is a common symptom in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Risk factors for development of enuresis are currently unknown. An early manifestation of SCD-associated kidney damage is glomerular hyperfiltration. We test the hypothesis that in a pediatric SCD cohort, individuals with hyperfiltration are more likely to have nocturnal enuresis when compared to children without hyperfiltration. To assess the relationship between nocturnal enuresis and hyperfiltration, we retrospectively evaluated children with SCD enrolled in the Evaluation of Nocturnal Enuresis and Barriers to Treatment among Pediatric Patients with SCD study and prospectively identified children who reported nocturnal enuresis and were enrolled in the longitudinal cohort study Sickle Cell Clinical Research and Intervention Program. Nocturnal enuresis occurred in 46.5% of Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease participants and was more frequent in participants with HbSS/HbSβ 0 thalassemia and in male participants. We did not identify an association between hyperfiltration from 3 to 5 years of age with the later development of enuresis. Severe SCD genotypes and male sex were associated with nocturnal enuresis after age 5 years. We could not identify additional renal or hematologic predictors associated with the diagnosis of nocturnal enuresis. Future studies should incorporate nonrenal risk factors into studies that predict development of enuresis.
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- Rima S. Zahr
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Center for Sickle Cell Disease, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Nelli ADM, Mrad FCDC, Alvaia MDA, Maia HAADS, Guimarães COS, Carvalho ESDS, Gomes CM, Bastos JM, de Bessa J. Prevalence of enuresis and its impact in quality of life of patients with sickle cell disease. Int Braz J Urol 2019; 45:974-980. [PMID: 31626520 PMCID: PMC6844344 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2019.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Evidence indicates an increase in the prevalence of enuresis in individuals with sickle cell disease. The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence and impact of enuresis on quality of life in individuals with sickle cell disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated individuals with sickle cell disease followed at a reference clinic, using a questionnaire designed to evaluate the age of complete toilet training, the presence of enuresis and lower urinary tract, and the impact on quality of life of these individuals. RESULTS Fifty children presenting SCD (52% females, mean age ten years) were included in the study. Of those, 34% (17/50) presented as HbSC, 56% with HbSS (28/50), 2% Sα-thalassemia (1/5) and 8% the type of SCD was not determined. The prevalence of enuresis was 42% (21/50), affecting 75% of subjects at fi ve years and about 15% of adolescents at 15 years of age. Enuresis was classifi ed as monosymptomatic in 33.3% (7/21) and nonmonosymptomatic in 66.6% (14/21) of the cases, being primary in all subjects. Nocturia was identifi ed in 24% (12/50), urgency in 20% (10/50) and daytime incontinence 10% (5/50) of the individuals. Enuresis had a signifi cant impact on the quality of life of 67% of the individuals. CONCLUSION Enuresis was highly prevalent among children with SCD, and continues to be prevalent throughout early adulthood, being more common in males. Primary nonmonosymptomatic enuresis was the most common type, and 2/3 of the study population had a low quality of life.
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- Alana de Medeiros Nelli
- Departamento de Cirurgia Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cirurgia Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduacao em Saude Coeltiva, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas e da Saude de Juiz de Fora.,Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas e da Saude de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil.,Hospital e Maternidade Terezinha de Jesus de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Cirurgia Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.,Programa de Pós-Graduacao em Saude Coeltiva, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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Enuresis in children and adolescents with sickle cell anaemia is more frequent and substantially different from the general population. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201860. [PMID: 30096167 PMCID: PMC6086414 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background No large studies have examined the prevalence of enuresis, its various forms and risk factors in children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in Sub-Saharan Africa using standardised definitions. We determined age and gender-specific prevalence of enuresis and compared the nature of enuresis in children with and without SCA. We also identified predictors of enuresis in children with SCA. Methods Caregivers of children with SCA attending a tertiary centre haematology clinic in Nigeria were interviewed using a questionnaire. In addition, a separate questionnaire was completed for every sibling aged 5–17 years whose haemoglobin genotype was known. Enuresis and its various forms were defined using the definitions of the International Children’s Continence Society. Results The study involved 243 children with SCA and 243 controls matched for age and sex. The mean age of the study cohort was 9.9 (3.4). Females made up 45.7% of the cohorts. The prevalence of enuresis was 49.4% and 29.6% in children with and without SCA, respectively (p = 0.009). In both groups, the prevalence of enuresis declined with age but remained five times higher at 25% in children with SCA aged 14–17 years compared with controls. Also, children with SCA and enuresis were older, more likely to have non-monosymptomatic enuresis and wet at least three nights per week than controls. Independent predictors of enuresis in children with SCA were a family history of enuresis and young age. Conclusion Children with SCA had more frequent and more severe enuresis which persisted to late adolescence than age and sex-matched controls. These features indicate a subset of enuresis that is difficult to treat in the general population. Young age and enuresis in a family member define a subset of children with SCA more likely to have enuresis. Healthcare workers need to discuss enuresis with parents of children with SCA and offer referral to continence services.
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Eneh CI, Okafor HU, Ikefuna AN, Uwaezuoke SN. Nocturnal enuresis: prevalence and risk factors among school-aged children with sickle-cell anaemia in a South-east Nigerian city. Ital J Pediatr 2015; 41:66. [PMID: 26416787 PMCID: PMC4587835 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-015-0176-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Sickle-cell anaemia (SCA) is the most common inherited haemoglobinopathy affecting the Negroid race. Renal complications such as enuresis can occur during childhood. Reports show that children and adolescents with SCA may be at a higher risk of nocturnal enuresis than their counterparts with normal haemoglobin genotype. Aims The study aims to determine the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis and possible risk factors among school-aged children with SCA in a South-east Nigerian city. Methods A hospital-based and cross-sectional descriptive study of 70 school-aged children with SCA who met the study criteria, and 70 age- and sex-matched controls with normal haemoglobin genotype was conducted in the Paediatric Sickle-cell Anaemia Clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu. Data was subjected to multivariate analysis using logistic regression model with nocturnal enuresis as the dependent variable and the possible risk factors as the independent variables. Results The prevalence of nocturnal enuresis among the Subjects and the Controls was 31.4 and 21.4 % respectively (p = 0.180). It was significantly higher among male Subjects (48.7 %) than among male Controls (23.1 %) [OR (95 % CI) =8.14 (2.12–31.24), p < 0.001]; and among Subjects whose parents had a childhood history of enuresis [OR (95 %) =10.39 (2.45–44.05), p = 0.002]. The difference in the prevalence of enuresis in the female cohort was however not significant. Conclusions Children with SCA have a tendency to develop nocturnal enuresis when compared to their non-affected counterparts. Male gender and parental childhood history of nocturnal enuresis are potential socio-demographic risk factors.
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- Chizoma I Eneh
- Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Enugu, Nigeria.
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Anele UA, Morrison BF, Reid ME, Madden W, Foster S, Burnett AL. Overactive bladder in adults with sickle cell disease. Neurourol Urodyn 2015; 35:642-6. [PMID: 25871445 DOI: 10.1002/nau.22777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AIMS To characterize the prevalence and impact of nocturnal enuresis and overactive bladder (OAB) symptomatology in the adult sickle-cell disease (SCD) population. METHODS We performed a single-center, cross-sectional study of adult SCD patients from October 2012 to February 2014, using the validated Pfizer OAB short form questionnaire and brief voiding history surveys. Patient responses and scores were compared to that of controls having normal or sickle cell trait hemoglobin genotypes. RESULTS A group of 239 SCD patients (116 males, 123 females) were compared with 104 normal and 57 sickle cell trait patients. Seven of 239 (2.9%) SCD patients compared to none of the 161 patients without SCD (P = 0.04) reported current nocturnal enuresis. The median age of nocturnal enuresis cessation was higher in SCD patients (12.0, IQR 9.0-15.0 years) compared to that of both normal (7.5, IQR 6.0-9.8 years) and sickle cell trait (7.5, IQR 6.0-8.8 years) groups (P < 0.0001). Ninety-three of 239 (38.9%) SCD patients compared to 17 of 104 (16.3%) normal and 11 of 57 (19.3%) sickle cell trait had scores indicating OAB symptomatology (P < 0.0001). Patients with SCD had higher OAB symptom severity and lower health-related quality of life (HRQL) scores compared to the normal and sickle cell trait groups (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate an elevated rate of nocturnal enuresis and OAB symptoms in the adult SCD population. An OAB phenotype may be an under-recognized complication of SCD irrespective of age. Neurourol. Urodynam. 35:642-646, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Uzoma A Anele
- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sickle Cell Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Sickle Cell Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Sickle Cell Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Wolf RB, Kassim AA, Goodpaster RL, DeBaun MR. Nocturnal enuresis in sickle cell disease. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 7:245-54. [DOI: 10.1586/17474086.2014.892412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nocturnal enuresis in sickle cell disease and thalassemia major: associated factors in a clinical sample. Int J Hematol 2013; 98:430-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-013-1422-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Enuresis is a common and persistent problem among children and young adults with sickle cell anemia. Urology 2008; 72:81-4. [PMID: 18384865 PMCID: PMC3729268 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2007] [Revised: 01/14/2008] [Accepted: 02/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Enuresis and nocturia are common among children with sickle cell anemia (SCA). The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence of enuresis and nocturia among children and young adults with SCA and determine the relationship, if any, between these symptoms and SCA-related morbidity. METHODS A prospective infant cohort of African-American children with SCA was previously established from the Cooperative Study for Sickle Cell Disease. Included in this cohort were children with SCA enrolled before 6 months of age for whom questions about enuresis and nocturia had been completed. RESULTS A total of 213 participants were included in this analysis. Sixty-nine individuals (33%) experienced enuresis over the course of the study. No children under 6 years of age were asked about enuresis. Thereafter, enuresis was most prevalent between the ages of 6 and 8 years (42%) and continued to be common in young adults ages 18 to 20 years (9%). Seventy-nine percent of individuals reported a history of nocturia. There was no association between enuresis or nocturia and an increased rate of pain or acute chest syndrome (ACS) episodes. CONCLUSIONS Enuresis and nocturia are common in children with SCA. Among adults with SCA, enuresis and nocturia are more persistent compared with adults in the general population. Enuresis and nocturia are not associated with an increased rate of pain or ACS.
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