title: Overactive bladder - 18 years - Part I.
abstract: Overactive bladder syndrome is one of the lower urinary tract dysfunctions with the highest number of scientific publications over the past two decades. This shows the growing interest in better understanding this syndrome, which gathers symptoms of urinary urgency and increased daytime and nighttime voiding frequency, with or without urinary incontinence and results in a negative impact on the quality of life of approximately one out of six individuals - including both genders and almost all age groups. The possibility of establishing the diagnosis just from clinical data made patients' access to specialized care easier. Physiotherapy resources have been incorporated into the urological daily practice. A number of more selective antimuscarinic drugs with consequent lower adverse event rates were released. Recently, a new class of oral drugs, beta-adrenergic agonists has become part of the armamentarium for Overactive Bladder. Botulinum toxin injections in the bladder and sacral neuromodulation are routine modalities of treatment for refractory cases. During the 1st Latin-American Consultation on Overactive Bladder, a comprehensive review of the literature related to the evolution of the concept, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management was conducted. This text corresponds to the first part of the review Overactive Bladder 18-years.
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina - EPM - Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jose Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Truzzi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristiano Mendes
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urología, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
authors.forename: Ivan Mauricio
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Plata
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urología, Escuela Médico Militar, Cidade do México, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Urologia, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gustavo Luis
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina - EPM - Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernando G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Mãe de Deus Center Hospital, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcio Augusto
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Averbeck
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fornari
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, AC Camargo Hospital, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Anibal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clinico de la Fuerza Area de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Oro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Caio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cintra
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, AC Camargo Hospital, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto Ricetto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sacomani
authors.affiliation: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Hospital Souza Aguiar, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brambila
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, del Complejo Médico Policial Churruca Visca, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Emilio Miguel
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flavio Trigo
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Hospital Souza Aguiar, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.affiliation: Centro Policlínico Valencia "La Viña", Valencia, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.affiliation: Centro Policlínico Valencia "La Viña", Valencia, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Jose Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellin, Colômbia.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castano
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Hospital Souza Aguiar, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Clinica Indisa, Providencia, Chile.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Eugenio
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Leyton
authors.affiliation: Centro de Reabilitação e Readaptação Dr. Henrique Santillo, Goiânia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ruiter Silva
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urologia, Hospital Souza Aguiar, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, del Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Vanda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Urologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reges
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*