{"title":"How Do We Assess Success After Surgical Management of Urethral Stricture Disease?","authors":"Yooni Blair","doi":"10.1007/s11884-023-00686-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-023-00686-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10860,"journal":{"name":"Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports","volume":"18 1","pages":"124 - 130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47741345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality, Value, and Efficacy of Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder","authors":"Jessie Q. Chen, M. Carmel","doi":"10.1007/s11884-023-00693-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-023-00693-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10860,"journal":{"name":"Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports","volume":"18 1","pages":"139 - 146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47923632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managing Pelvic Organ Prolapse After Urinary Diversion or Neobladder","authors":"Anastasia Couvaras, J. Cohn","doi":"10.1007/s11884-023-00685-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-023-00685-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10860,"journal":{"name":"Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports","volume":"18 1","pages":"109 - 117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47027189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ifeoluwa Adelugba, S. Siddiqui, Asef Aziz, E. De, Gillian F Wolff
{"title":"Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: What Today’s Urologist Should Know","authors":"Ifeoluwa Adelugba, S. Siddiqui, Asef Aziz, E. De, Gillian F Wolff","doi":"10.1007/s11884-022-00676-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-022-00676-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10860,"journal":{"name":"Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports","volume":"18 1","pages":"16 - 28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42748938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Hernández-Hernández, Yanira Ortega-González, Bárbara Padilla-Fernández, Pedro Ramón Gutiérrez-Hernández, David Manuel Castro-Díaz
{"title":"Management of Acute Cystitis in the Era of COVID-19.","authors":"David Hernández-Hernández, Yanira Ortega-González, Bárbara Padilla-Fernández, Pedro Ramón Gutiérrez-Hernández, David Manuel Castro-Díaz","doi":"10.1007/s11884-022-00677-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-022-00677-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>No specific guidelines have been developed for acute cystitis management during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review aims to provide up-to-date information about treatment and follow-up in patients with symptoms suggesting lower urinary tract infection.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Uncomplicated cystitis does not need microbiological confirmation; thus, clinical diagnosis via telephone interview or questionnaires may be done. When complicated infections are suspected, in-person evaluation or close follow-up is mandatory. Antibiotic treatment is still the gold standard for treatment, although non-pharmacological strategies have also been suggested and further investigations are warranted.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Urinary tract infections are still a frequent reason for consultation that needs to be addressed in both primary care and specialized levels. Their management during the pandemic is similar than in precedent years, but telehealth options have emerged which can facilitate diagnosis and treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":10860,"journal":{"name":"Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports","volume":"18 1","pages":"10-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9684745/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10830030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Telemedicine in Overactive Bladder Syndrome.","authors":"Dora Jericevic, Benjamin Brucker","doi":"10.1007/s11884-023-00689-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11884-023-00689-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review discusses the role and benefits of telemedicine as an integral component of the post-pandemic care paradigm in urological practice and, in particular, as part of the care of patients with overactive bladder (OAB).</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the implementation of telemedicine across almost every medical specialty and (at least temporarily) swept away barriers including those regarding reimbursement and licensure. Telemedicine benefits patients and providers alike including savings on transportation costs, access to specialists or tertiary care from geographically remote locations, and minimized exposure to a contagious illness. Integration of telemedicine into clinical practice can reduce costs for office/exam space and staffing overhead, as well as facilitate greater scheduling efficiency. Many, if not most, aspects of care for the uncomplicated OAB patient can be as effectively managed remotely as with in-person encounters, across the treatment algorithm.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Telemedicine will almost certainly remain a key component in the care of OAB, general urology, and throughout all medical specialties.</p>","PeriodicalId":10860,"journal":{"name":"Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports","volume":"18 2","pages":"103-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10015147/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9540878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}