Voiding dysfunction in children.
The practicing urologist commonly sees children with lower-urinary tract dysfunction who wet or have recurrent urinary tract infections. This article identifies the proposed etiologies of such behavior in children in whom there are no anatomic or neuropathic causes, outlines the approach to evaluating affected children, and describes a stepwise,interdisciplinary approach to treatment.
Dysfunctional Outpatient Voiding Center, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. schulman@email.chop.edu
Seth L
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Schulman
D002648:Child; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003672:Defecation; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014563:Urodynamics
D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists