Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is increasingly seen as part of a heterogeneous phenomenon that at times will include daytime lower urinary tract symptoms such as urgency, frequency and wetting - with reduced bladder storage, usually due to an overactive bladder.
In turn, these may be associated with constipation and/or faecal soiling. This paper discusses these considerations in the management of NE.
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Continence Clinic and Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, Ziv Hospital, Tzfat, Upper Galilee Bar Ilan University Medical School, Tzfat, Israel.
Reference: J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Jul 29. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02506.x
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22846112
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