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Chen SF, Lee YK, Kuo HC. Satisfaction with Urinary Incontinence Treatments in Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11195864. [PMID: 36233731 PMCID: PMC9571409 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose: To investigate the long-term satisfaction and complications in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients after various bladder management strategies and surgical procedures for the treatment of urinary incontinence. Methods: Patients at a single institution with chronic SCI who received bladder management treatment or surgical procedure to improve urinary continence were retrospectively assessed. Thorough urological examinations and videourodynamic studies were performed. Patients were treated either through conservative approaches including medical treatment, clean intermittent catheterization (CIC), cystostomy, and indwelling urethral catheter, or through surgical procedures including detrusor botulinum toxin (Botox) injections, augmentation, ileal conduit, Kock pouch diversion, continent cystostomy, suburethral sling, and artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) implantation. The patients’ satisfaction with urinary continence improvement, causes of dissatisfaction, long-term complications, and overall satisfaction with bladder and voiding condition were assessed. Results: A total of 700 consecutive patients were enrolled in this study. High satisfaction rates were noted after detrusor Botox injection (81.1%), augmentation enterocystoplasty (91.4%), autoaugmentation (80%), Kock pouch diversion, and continent cystostomy (all 100%). Fair satisfaction rates were noted after ileal conduit diversion (66.7%), suburethral sling (64.3%), and AUS implantation (66.7%). Patients who received conservative treatment with medicines, CIC, cystostomy, or an indwelling urethral catheter all had less-satisfactory outcomes (all < 40%). Conclusion: Overall satisfaction with surgical procedures aimed to improve urinary continence in chronic SCI patients was higher than with conservative bladder management (35.4%). Appropriate surgical procedures for chronic SCI patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) and urological complications yielded satisfaction with both urinary continence improvement and with overall bladder and voiding condition.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-3-8561825 (ext. 2117); Fax: +886-3-8560794
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Chen SF, Kuo HC. Interventional management and surgery of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: A urologist's perspective. Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2022; 14:132-139. [PMID: 35233967 DOI: 10.1111/luts.12434] [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: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) caused by spinal cord injury (SCI) is challenging for urologists. NLUTD not only affects the quality of life but also endangers the upper urinary tract of patients with chronic SCI. Considering that the bladder and urethral function change with time, regular follow-up of NLUTD is necessary, and any complication should be adequately treated. The first priority of bladder management in patients with chronic SCI manifesting NLUTD should be renal function preservation, followed by the normalization of lower urinary tract function. The quality of life should also be assessed. Patients who have a high risk for impaired renal function should be more frequently identified and investigated. Conservative treatment and pharmacological therapy should be started as early as possible. Intravesical or urethral injections of botulinum toxin A is an alternative treatment for refractory NLUTD. When surgical intervention is necessary, less invasive and reversible procedures should be considered first. Improving patients' quality of life and willingness to undergo bladder management is the most important aspect of treatment.
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- Sheng-Fu Chen
- Department of Urology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Jiang YH, Chen SF, Kuo HC. Role of videourodynamic study in precision diagnosis and treatment for lower urinary tract dysfunction. Tzu Chi Med J 2020; 32:121-130. [PMID: 32269943 PMCID: PMC7137365 DOI: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_178_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are complicated and cannot be used alone to diagnose lower urinary tract dysfunctions (LUTDs) and guide treatment. Patients with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), impaired detrusor contractility, and hypersensitive bladder might present with voiding predominant symptoms, whereas patients with detrusor overactivity (DO), dysfunctional voiding, or BOO might also present with storage symptoms. To clearly identify the pathophysiology of LUTD, a comprehensive urodynamic study (UDS) including pressure flow and image during the storage and emptying phases, naming videourodynamic study (VUDS), is necessary. This study is especially mandatory in the diagnosis of (1) male LUTS refractory to medical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, (2) female voiding dysfunction and urinary retention, (3) diagnosis of overactive bladder syndrome refractory to first-line medication, (4) management of female stress urinary incontinence and postoperative LUTS, (5) diagnosis and management of neurogenic LUTD, (6) pediatric urinary incontinence and enuresis, (7) geriatric urinary incontinence, and (8) recurrent bacterial cystitis. Although VUDS should not be used as a screening test for any LUTS, it should be considered when the initial management cannot relieve LUTS, or when invasive surgical procedure is planning to undertake for patients with refractory LUTS. VUDS should be recommended as the second-line investigation when the initial diagnosis and treatment based on the symptoms alone or noninvasive tests fail to improve LUTS.
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- Yuan-Hong Jiang
- Department of Urology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Anding R, Rosier P, Smith P, Gammie A, Giarenis I, Rantell A, Thiruchelvam N, Arlandis S, Cardozo L. When should video be added to conventional urodynamics in adults and is it justified by the evidence? ICI-RS 2014. Neurourol Urodyn 2016; 35:324-9. [PMID: 26872576 DOI: 10.1002/nau.22865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AIMS To debate and evaluate the evidence base regarding the added value of video to urodynamics in adults and to define research questions. METHODS In the ICI-RS Meeting 2014 a Think Tank analyzed the current guidelines recommending video urodynamics (VUD) and performed a literature search to determine the level of evidence for the additional value of the imaging with urodynamic assessment of both neurogenic and non-neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. RESULTS Current guidelines do not specify the added value of imaging to urodynamics. Recommendations are based on single center series and expert opinion. Standard imaging protocols are not available and evidence regarding the balance between number and timing of pictures, patient positioning, and exposure time on the one hand and diagnosis on the other hand is lacking. On the basis of expert consensus VUD is relevant in the follow-up of patients with spinal dysraphism. Evidence for the value of VUD in non-neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction is sparse. There is some evidence that VUD is not necessary in uncomplicated female SUI, but expert opinion suggests it might improve the evaluation of patients with recurrent SUI. CONCLUSIONS There is only low level evidence for the addition of video to urodynamics. The ICI-RS Think Tank encourages better reporting of results of imaging and systematic reporting of X-ray doses. Specific research hypotheses regarding the added value of imaging are recommended. The panel suggests the development of standards for technically optimal VUD that is practically achievable with machines that are on the market.
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- Ralf Anding
- Department of Neuro-Urology, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
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- Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urogynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urogynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Urology Department, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Urogynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Sacco E, Bientinesi R, Bassi P, Currò D. Pharmacological methods for the preclinical assessment of therapeutics for OAB: an up-to-date review. Int Urogynecol J 2016; 27:1633-1644. [DOI: 10.1007/s00192-016-2977-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Tzu Chi Med J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcmj.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Taiwanese Continence Society clinical guidelines for diagnosis and management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. UROLOGICAL SCIENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urols.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Minardi D, Muzzonigro G. Lower urinary tract and bowel disorders and multiple sclerosis: role of sacral neuromodulation: a preliminary report. Neuromodulation 2013; 8:176-81. [PMID: 22151487 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2005.05236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Objective. In the present study we wanted to determine whether sacral neuromodulation benefits patients with bladder and bowel symptoms caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods. At our Institute, five patients with MS underwent unilateral implantation of a sacral neuromodulation system, InterStim (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), between April 2001 and June 2002; the mean follow-up was 30.4 months (range 24-38). The following parameters were evaluated before and after implant of the neurostimulator device: number of daily voidings, number of incontinent episodes, residual urine, Wexner score, quality of life (QoL), and psychological impact. Results. There was an overall 81.4% decrease of urgency and frequency with a significant decrease in the number of upper urinary tract infections and fever; there was a slight improvement in bowel function; there was an overall 51.8% improvement in the QoL and a discernible improvement emotional well-being. Conclusions. Unilateral chronic sacral neuromodulation can be a valuable treatment for neurogenic bladder and bowel disorders associated with MS.
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- Daniele Minardi
- Institute of Urology, Università Politecnica delle Marche Medical School, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali, Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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Leonhardt S, Cordes A, Plewa H, Pikkemaat R, Soljanik I, Moehring K, Gerner HJ, Rupp R. Electric impedance tomography for monitoring volume and size of the urinary bladder. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 56:301-7. [DOI: 10.1515/bmt.2011.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Dorsher PT, McIntosh PM. Acupuncture's Effects in Treating the Sequelae of Acute and Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries: A Review of Allopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine Literature. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2010; 2011:428108. [PMID: 19244295 PMCID: PMC3135628 DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2008] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Each year, there are an estimated 12 000 individuals who sustain a spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States. Improved understanding of the pathophysiology of SCI and its sequelae has over the past 50 years led to the development of medical treatments (especially urologic) that have enhanced short- and long-term survival from these injuries. The prevalence of individuals with SCI in this country is ~250 000 individuals; and beyond the incalculable personal consequences of these devastating neurologic injuries, substantial direct and indirect societal costs result from the sequelae of SCI including paralysis, sensory loss, chronic pain, decubiti and bladder and/or bowel incontinence. The purpose of this treatise is to review the allopathic and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) literature available through MEDLINE, PubMed and eCAM search engines that discuss the potential uses of acupuncture to treat acute and chronic spinal cord injuries and their sequelae, and present the neurophysiologic mechanisms for acupuncture's beneficial effects. There is evidence that use of electroacupuncture in acute SCI may significantly improve long-term neurologic recovery from these injuries both in terms of motor, sensory and bowel/bladder function with essentially no risk. Acupuncture may even improve neurourologic function in individuals with chronic SCI, and help with management with chronic pain associated with these injuries.
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- Peter T Dorsher
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA
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Treatment and Rehabilitation of Patients with Spinal Cord Lesions. Neurosurgery 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-79565-0_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The dysfunctional bladder following spinal cord injury: From concept to clinic. CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11884-009-0028-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dorsher PT, Reimer R, Nottmeier E. Treatment of Urinary Incontinence Due to Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury With Acupuncture and Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: Two Cases and Literature Review. Med Acupunct 2009. [DOI: 10.1089/acu.2009.0630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Peter T. Dorsher
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
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Reddy PP, Borgstein NG, Nijman RJM, Ellsworth PI. Long-term efficacy and safety of tolterodine in children with neurogenic detrusor overactivity. J Pediatr Urol 2008; 4:428-33. [PMID: 19013412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated long-term (> or =12 months) efficacy and safety of tolterodine in children with neurogenic detrusor overactivity. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Subjects successfully completed one of three 12-week, open-label studies and had stable neurologic disease and urodynamic evidence of neurogenic detrusor overactivity requiring intermittent catheterization. Drug formulation and dosing were based on age (4 months-4 years, tolterodine oral solution 0.2-2mg twice daily; 5-10 years, tolterodine oral solution 0.5-4 mg twice daily; 11-16 years, tolterodine extended-release capsules 2, 4, or 6 mg once daily). Daily doses were individualized for each subject. Efficacy was evaluated urodynamically and using parent-completed 3-day bladder diaries. RESULTS Thirty subjects were enrolled. Functional bladder capacity (volume at first leakage, first sensation of bladder fullness or 40 cm H(2)O pressure) increased by month 12 in the younger age groups but not in the oldest subjects. Volume to first detrusor contraction >10 cm H(2)O pressure and detrusor leak point pressure did not change in any age group. The number of incontinence episodes per 24h decreased in all subjects, as did the number of catheterizations per 24h. Mean volume per catheterization increased in all subjects. Seven treatment-related adverse events were reported. CONCLUSIONS Both tolterodine formulations were effective and well tolerated in children with neurogenic detrusor overactivity.
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- Pramod P Reddy
- Division of Pediatric Urology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45299-3039, USA.
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Special skills are needed in caring for an elderly patient with a neurogenic bowel and bladder. One not only has to take into account the age-related changes that occur, but also how these changes impact on a patient already struggling with bowel and bladder issues because of various neurogenic causes. Incontinence of bowel and bladder leads to a loss of quality of life and physicians should be educated on the treatment available to provide the best care for their patients.
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- Michelle Stern
- Department of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons, 180 Fort Washington Avenue, HP1-194, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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McMurray G, Casey JH, Naylor AM. Animal models in urological disease and sexual dysfunction. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 147 Suppl 2:S62-79. [PMID: 16465185 PMCID: PMC1751496 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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There are several conditions associated with dysfunction of the lower urinary tract or which result in a reduction in the ability to engage in satisfactory sexual function and result in significant bother to sufferers, partners and/or carers. This review describes some of the animal models that may be used to discover safe and effective medicines with which to treat them. While alpha adrenoceptor antagonists and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors deliver improvement in symptom relief in benign prostatic hyperplasia sufferers, the availability of efficacious and well-tolerated medicines to treat incontinence is less well served. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has no approved medical therapy in the United States and overactive bladder (OAB) therapy is limited to treatment with muscarinic antagonists (anti-muscarinics). SUI and OAB are characterised by high prevalence, a growing ageing population and a strong desire from sufferers and physicians for more effective treatment options. High patient numbers with low presentation rates characterizes sexual dysfunction in men and women. The introduction of Viagra in 1998 for treating male erectile dysfunction and the success of the phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor class (PDE5 inhibitor) have indicated the willingness of sufferers to seek treatment when an effective alternative to injections and devices is available. The main value of preclinical models in discovering new medicines is to predict clinical outcomes. This translation can be established relatively easily in areas of medicine where there are a large number of drugs with different underlying pharmacological mechanisms in clinical usage. However, apart from, for example, the use of PDE5 inhibitors to treat male erectile dysfunction and the use of anti-muscarinics to treat OAB, this clinical information is limited. Therefore, current confidence in existing preclinical models is based on our understanding of the biochemical, physiological, pathophysiological and psychological mechanisms underlying the conditions in humans and how they are reflected in preclinical models. Confidence in both the models used and the pharmacological data generated is reinforced if different models of related aspects of the same disorder generate confirmatory data. However, these models will only be fully validated in retrospect once the pharmacological agents they have helped identify are tested in humans.
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- Gordon McMurray
- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich Laboratories, Ramsgate Road, Kent CT13 9NJ
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- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich Laboratories, Ramsgate Road, Kent CT13 9NJ
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- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich Laboratories, Ramsgate Road, Kent CT13 9NJ
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Dong D, Xu Z, Shi B, Chen J, Jiang X, Wang H. Clinical significance of urodynamic studies in neurogenic bladder dysfunction caused by intervertebral disk hernia. Neurourol Urodyn 2006; 25:446-50. [PMID: 16847921 DOI: 10.1002/nau.20238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIMS To discuss the clinical significance of urodynamic studies in neurogenic bladder dysfunction caused by intervertebral disk hernia. METHODS Thirty patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction caused by intervertebral disk hernia were divided into three groups according to the category of detrusor muscle activity: neurogenic detrusor overactivity without detrusor sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), neurogenic detrusor overactivity with DSD, or detrusor underactivity. The patients were divided into three groups according to the condition of urinary retention and incontinence: urinary retention, urinary incontinence, or neither urinary retention nor urinary incontinence. Also they were divided into three groups according to the location of the intervertebral disk hernia: cervical hernia, thoracic hernia, or lumbar hernia. All patients underwent computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and urodynamic study. The results were analyzed statistically. RESULTS There was significant correlation between the category of detrusor muscle activity, bladder compliance (BC, P < 0.05), and the pressure at maximum flow (P(det,Qmax), P < 0.01). There were significant differences in post void residual (PVR), cystometric capacity (CC), and maximum flow rate (Qmax) between the three groups of urinary retention, urinary incontinence, and the group of neither retention nor incontinence (P < 0.05). There was statistical correlation between the location of the intervertebral disk hernia and the urodynamic results. There was significant correlation between the BC (the threshold was 15 ml/cmH(2)O), detrusor pressure (Pdet, the threshold was 40 cmH(2)O), DSD, the location of intervertebral disk hernia, and the upper urinary tract lesion (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Urodynamic studies are indispensable in the classification, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the neurogenic bladder dysfunction caused by intervertebral disk hernia.
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- Dexin Dong
- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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