title: Urinary incontinence in adults.
abstract: Abnormalities of the micturition cycle are responsible for a large number of visits to the urologist. Some of these abnormalities produce annoying symptoms; others may lead to hazardous and disabling changes in the urinary tract. Urinary incontinence in adults results from an abnormality of one or more of the factors involved in the two phases of the micturition cycle: filling-storage and emptying. Proper management requires judicious selection among the pharmacologic and surgical alternatives.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics