Urological problems in aged patients.
The major urological problems encountered in geriatric patients are bladder neck obstruction, due to hyperplasia or carcinoma of the prostate in men, and urinary infection and chronic urethro-trigonitis (the urethral syndrome) in women. Senile incontinence is common to both sexes.
D000368:Aged; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000628:therapy; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D014570:Urologic Diseases