[Afferent pathways arising from the lower urinary tract. Physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical implications].
Voluntary control of bladder function is mainly influenced by sensations arising from the lower urinary tract. Conscious perception of these sensations is imperative for appropriate urine storage and voiding at a socially accepted time and place and depends on the integrity of the afferent axis urothelium -- peripheral nerves -- spinal cord -- pons -- mesencephalon -- sensory cortex. This review considers the current knowledge about normal and impaired sensations arising from the bladder and the sphincter and addresses their clinical significance.
Reitz
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Urologische Klinik, Universität, Heidelberg. areitz@gmx.ch
Haferkamp
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Hohenfellner
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D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019459:Urothelium / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*