urinary bladder neck obstruction/asthenia

Rationale Bladder problems in children are common resulting in incontinence and social distress. The bladder performs two functions: storage and emptying. It has two components that act synchronously with each other and allow it to achieve this: the detrusor and the sphincter complex. The detrusor

Introduction: Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is defined by the International Continence Society as urinary urgency, with or without urgency incontinence, usually with increased daytime frequency and nocturia in the absence of proven infection or any other pathology. Epidemiological data suggest

Benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) and inflammation are common non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate, which result in urinary interference and incomplete drainage of the bladder. Compression of the urethra is common cause of such resistance of full draining, and may over time result in

The aim of the UPSTREAM trial ("UPSTREAM - Phase I") was to determine whether a care pathway including invasive urodynamics is no worse for men in terms of symptom outcome than one in which it is not included, at 18 months after randomisation. We also aimed to establish whether inclusion of invasive