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Management of daytime urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms in children
Author(s) -
Deshpande Aniruddh V,
Craig Jonathan C,
Smith Grahame HH,
Caldwell Patrina HY
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02216.x
Subject(s) - medicine , overactive bladder , urinary incontinence , urinary system , nocturia , lower urinary tract symptoms , vesicoureteral reflux , urinary urgency , enuresis , urology , pediatrics , reflux , disease , prostate , alternative medicine , pathology , cancer
Lower urinary tract symptoms, particularly urgency, frequency and incontinence are common in school‐aged children but are often overlooked. They may cause considerable physical, social and psychological difficulties to children and their families, and usually are manifestations of underlying non‐neurogenic voiding disorders. The differential diagnoses include overactive bladder syndrome, dysfunctional voiding and vaginal reflux as well as less common conditions like giggle incontinence, voiding postponement, pollakiuria and diabetes insipidus. In this paper, we discuss an evidence‐based approach to the management of conditions causing daytime urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms in children from a general paediatrician's perspective.