Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Aging: The Impact of Chronic Bladder Ischemia on Overactive Bladder Syndrome | Zendy

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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Aging: The Impact of Chronic Bladder Ischemia on Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Author(s) -

João Camões,

Ana Coelho,

David CastroDíaz,

Francisco Cruz

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

urologia internationalis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1423-0399

pISSN - 0042-1138

DOI - 10.1159/000437336

Subject(s) - medicine , overactive bladder , pathological , lower urinary tract symptoms , disease , ischemia , urinary system , urology , population , urinary bladder , pathology , prostate , alternative medicine , cancer , environmental health

The overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is one of the most common and bothersome subsets of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), affecting predominantly the aged population, with a worldwide distribution. This syndrome has not been completely understood, yet the aging process and the decreased blood flow to the bladder have been highlighted as closely related to this phenomenon.

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