Symptom-based diagnosis of overactive bladder: an overview

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  • Alan Wein Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.711

Résumé

The current definition of overactive bladder (OAB) is “urgency,
with or without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and
nocturia in the absence of an underlying metabolic or pathologic
condition.” Urgency, in turn, is defined as a “sudden, compelling
desire to pass urine that is difficult to defer.” While these definitions
provide the framework for making a clinical diagnosis of
OAB, they rely on subjective assessment of the symptoms by the
patient. As well, the symptoms of OAB can be similar to those
seen in other conditions, such as urinary tract infection, benign
prostatic enlargement and bladder cancer. These other potential
diagnoses should be ruled out in a noninvasive manner before
making a diagnosis of OAB.

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Alan Wein, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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Comment citer

Wein, A. (2013). Symptom-based diagnosis of overactive bladder: an overview. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 5(5-S2), S135-S136. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.711

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