Tag: Incontinenza urinaria

Ritenzione urinaria acuta (AUR) nella donna

Female urinary retention is a rare condition compared to males — literature shows an incidence ratio of female to male as low as 1:13. The reason is that women do not have a prostate gland, which is the most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in aging men. However, when acute urinary retention (AUR) does […]

Ritenzione urinaria transitoria: Gestione

Urinary retention is a common complaint at my urology office, affecting millions of people worldwide with increasing prevalence in the elderly. Good news: some causes of urinary retention are reversible. If correctly identified and treated, the retention resolves without further investigation or long-term management. This article focuses on “Transient Urinary Retention” — the reversible form. […]

Incontinenza da urgenza (IU): Perdita di urina prima di arrivare alla toilette

Urge incontinence (UI) is defined as a sudden, overwhelming urge to urinate that is very difficult to suppress, resulting in involuntary urine leakage before reaching the toilet. UI is the 2nd most common type of urinary incontinence after stress incontinence, and is confirmed to be associated with aging and obesity. Interestingly, UI is predominant in […]

Incontinenza urinaria da sforzo: Il sintomo imbarazzante

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is involuntary urine loss that occurs with activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure. SUI severely impacts quality of life, causing embarrassment and reduced social confidence. It is reported in approximately 15% of adult women, yet only about 60% of affected women seek medical treatment. Patients typically report leakage triggered by: coughing, laughing, […]

Incontinenza urinaria: Idee generali

Soarawee Weerasopone, Urologist Bangkok hospital Headquarter, Bangkok Samitivej Sriracha hospital, Chonburi LINE Contact Urinary incontinence or involuntary urine leaking is our topic, and we are going to discuss about it today. I need to tell you that, this issue is not a life-threatening problem, but it was severity affect the quality of life if someone […]