[Modern approach to treatment of urinary incontinence].
The number of persons having urinary incontinence is increasing with their age; the ratio of women to men with urinary incontinence aged up to 85 years is 2:1, and later the prevalence of this disorder becomes equal in both sexes. Urinary incontinence is a disease influencing the physical activities of persons, their emotional status, working capacity, and social communication. Patients having urination disorders also have psychological problems, feeling of inadequacy, worries about future, and discomfort due to potentially bad smell of urine. The major part of patients dodges to talk in public about existing problem; they are afraid to comment to the doctor about their complaints. Referring to the data of literature sources, there are some methods of treatment of urinary incontinence, which are applied in the clinical practice. After generalization and analysis of different methodologies of treatment, it was determined that in the primary stage of urinary incontinence, the conservative treatment methods are recommended; later, if the effects are not received, the surgical treatment methods are applied.
Department of Urology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eivenių 2, 50028 Kaunas, Lithuania. darijusskaudickas@gmail.com
Darius
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Skaudickas
Egidijus
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Kėvelaitis
D000367:Age Factors; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000628:therapy; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*