title: Desmopressin in adult urological disease: clinical evidences.
abstract: Desmopressin is a synthetic analogue of arginine vasopressin, commercially available since 1974. Desmopressin is proven effective for the treatment primary nocturnal enuresis and polyuria. It has been considered by several investigators for the treatment of nocturia with positive results and is now an established treatment for this indication. In this review, we assessed the available clinical data on desmopressin in adult urological disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Trieste University, Trieste - Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siracusano
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Trieste University, Trieste - Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ciciliato
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Trieste University, Trieste - Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toffoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Trieste University, Trieste - Italy.
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste - Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Casotto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050034:Antidiuretic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D050034:Antidiuretic Agents; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin