{"title":"Interventional management and surgery of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: A urologist's perspective","authors":"Sheng-Fu Chen, Hann-Chorng Kuo","doi":"10.1111/luts.12434","DOIUrl":"10.1111/luts.12434","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) caused by spinal cord injury (SCI) is challenging for urologists. NLUTD not only affects the quality of life but also endangers the upper urinary tract of patients with chronic SCI. Considering that the bladder and urethral function change with time, regular follow-up of NLUTD is necessary, and any complication should be adequately treated. The first priority of bladder management in patients with chronic SCI manifesting NLUTD should be renal function preservation, followed by the normalization of lower urinary tract function. The quality of life should also be assessed. Patients who have a high risk for impaired renal function should be more frequently identified and investigated. Conservative treatment and pharmacological therapy should be started as early as possible. Intravesical or urethral injections of botulinum toxin A is an alternative treatment for refractory NLUTD. When surgical intervention is necessary, less invasive and reversible procedures should be considered first. Improving patients' quality of life and willingness to undergo bladder management is the most important aspect of treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"14 3","pages":"132-139"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83625195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of choreito on a model of nocturnal polyuria using Dahl salt-sensitive rats.","authors":"Takashi Iwamoto, Kazumasa Torimoto, Daisuke Gotoh, Shunta Hori, Yasushi Nakai, Makito Miyake, Yohei Tokita, Ryohei Kobayashi, Katsuya Aoki, Kiyohide Fujimoto","doi":"10.1111/luts.12418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to determine whether Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed a high-salt diet would show features of nocturia due to nocturnal polyuria and to examine the efficacy of choreito (CRT) on nocturnal polyuria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Dahl salt-sensitive rats were divided into three groups. Group A was fed a 4% salt diet, group B a 2% salt diet, and group C a normal 0.3% salt diet. In groups α and β, other rats were further divided into two groups: The rats in group α were fed a 2% salt plus 3% CRT diet, and those in group β, were fed a 2% salt diet. Each rat was placed in an individual metabolic cage for 24 hours every week for 6 weeks. Water intake, urine production, voiding frequency, and voided volume per micturition were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The systolic blood pressure increased in the group fed a 4% salt diet compared to groups fed with a 2% and 0.3% salt diet. The urinary volume was higher in the groups fed with 4% and 2% salt than in the group fed with 0.3% salt. Further, water intake in the group fed a 2% salt plus 3% CRT diet was significantly lower than that in the group fed with a 2% salt diet.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed a 2% salt diet were candidates for a model of nocturnal polyuria. Using this model, we suggest that CRT reduces water intake in the active phase and contributes to water restriction in the treatment of nocturnal polyuria.</p>","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"14 2","pages":"122-128"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39891284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Aya Niimi, Yasuhiko Igawa, Akira Nomiya, Yuta Yamada, Yusuke Sato, Taketo Kawai, Daisuke Yamada, Haruki Kume, Yukio Homma
{"title":"Cystectomy for patients with Hunner-type interstitial cystitis at a tertiary referral center in Japan.","authors":"Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Aya Niimi, Yasuhiko Igawa, Akira Nomiya, Yuta Yamada, Yusuke Sato, Taketo Kawai, Daisuke Yamada, Haruki Kume, Yukio Homma","doi":"10.1111/luts.12416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12416","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the outcomes of partial and total cystectomy in patients with refractory Hunner-type interstitial cystitis (HIC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with end-stage HIC who underwent supratrigonal partial cystectomy with augmentation ileocystoplasty (PC-CP) or total cystectomy with ileal conduit (TC-IC) were identified retrospectively. Changes in the 11-point numerical rating scale of bladder pain and in 7-grade quality of life (QOL) scores were evaluated. Changes in the O'Leary and Sant's Symptom Index (OSSI) and O'Leary and Sant's Problem Index (OSPI) were analyzed in patients with PC-CP. Peri- and postoperative complications and patient satisfaction with overall outcomes were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four patients (one female) underwent PC-CP and 13 (nine females) underwent TC-IC. Bladder pain persisted in three PC-CP patients, but resolved completely in all TC-IC patients. Pain scale and QOL scores improved significantly in patients with TC-IC (P < .01), but not in those with PC-CP. OSSI/OSPI scores did not improve significantly in patients with PC-CP. Three PC-CP patients required clean intermittent catheterization due to voiding dysfunction or persistent pain. Two TC-IC patients developed stricture of the ureteroileal anastomosis, resulting in permanent placement of a ureteral stent in one case and nephrostomy in the other. Satisfaction rate was higher in the TC-IC than in the PC-CP group (76.9% vs 25.0%, P < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TC-IC provided reliable pain relief and improved QOL in patients with end-stage HIC, but the small case number and limited methodology restrict interpretation of the results. Further studies are needed to identify appropriate candidates and optimal surgical procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"14 2","pages":"102-108"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39561489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mustufa Babar, Justin Loloi, Kevin Tang, Umar Syed, Michael Ciatto
{"title":"Emerging outcomes of water vapor thermal therapy (Rezum) in a broad range of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: A systematic review","authors":"Mustufa Babar, Justin Loloi, Kevin Tang, Umar Syed, Michael Ciatto","doi":"10.1111/luts.12435","DOIUrl":"10.1111/luts.12435","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Water vapor thermal therapy (Rezum) is a novel, minimally invasive surgical technology used to treat lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the latest efficacy and safety profile of Rezum in patients with LUTS secondary to BPH. PubMed/MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched, in accordance with the PRISMA statement, for relevant articles in the English language till 1 August 2021. Randomized and nonrandomized studies that evaluated urinary outcomes and/or adverse events were deemed eligible. Nineteen studies (N = 1942), published in 25 articles, were included. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), quality of life (QoL), and maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) significantly improved as early as 1 month postoperatively and remained durable for up to 5 years. Significant median percent improvements in IPSS, QoL, and Qmax at 3 months were 51%, 51%, and 66%, respectively. Patients with obstructive median lobes, large prostates (>80 g), small prostates (<30 g), and urinary retention also experienced significant relief in LUTS, with 83% of urinary retention patients becoming catheter independent at a median of 14 days. Most adverse events were transient and nonserious and occurred in 0% to 76% of patients (median 29%), with de novo erectile dysfunction rates ranging between 0% and 3.1%. Surgical retreatment rate ranged between 4.4% and 7.5% at 5 years postoperatively. Rezum provides durable improvements in symptoms, irrespective of prostate volume and urinary retention status, and has low rates of sexual dysfunction.</p>","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"14 3","pages":"140-154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74663816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does the use of a small-size resectoscope during enucleation prevent transient urinary leakage and urethral stricture following holmium laser enucleation of the prostate?","authors":"Muhammed Arif Ibis, Zafer Tokatlı","doi":"10.1111/luts.12414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the effect of the use of a small-size resectoscope for enucleation during holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) on the prevention of transient urinary leakage (TUL) and urethral stricture (US).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred patients were included in a retrospective single-center study from January 2019 to December 2020. The patients were divided into two groups according to the resectoscope size which was used for enucleation (22F in group A [n = 40] and 26F in group B [n = 60]). Patients were evaluated at 4, 12, and 24 weeks postoperatively for TUL and US. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were implemented to assess the variables which are associated with TUL at 4 weeks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline characteristics and perioperative data were observed to be well balanced between groups. A statistically significant higher occurrence of TUL was detected at 4 weeks in group B compared to group A (P = .018). Higher improvement in International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and quality of life (QoL) was observed in group A at 4 and 12 weeks postoperatively. On univariate analysis, resectoscope size, specimen weight, and body mass index were significant predictive factors for TUL at 4 weeks. Multivariate analysis illustrated that the resectoscope size was independently associated with TUL at 4 weeks after HoLEP (odds ratio = 3.1 [1.02-9.38]). One patient in group A (2.5%) and two patients in group B (5%) demonstrated US (P = .648).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Enucleation with a 22F resectoscope provides better QoL and IPSS by reducing TUL rates in the early postoperative period.</p>","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"14 2","pages":"86-91"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39855978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How international is the International Prostate Symptom Score? A literature review of validated translations of the IPSS, the most widely used self-administered patient questionnaire for male lower urinary tract symptoms.","authors":"Mark W Yao, James S A Green","doi":"10.1111/luts.12415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) approaches its 30th anniversary. This ubiquitous clinical assessment tool is a standard in the assessment and research of lower urinary tract symptoms in men. The authors explore its history, development, and subsequent dissemination through validated translations across the world. An estimated global coverage is calculated and mapped according to language population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Embase and Medline literature searches were performed, with further hand searches of grey literature and online resources. Twenty-two abstracts and journal articles validating language translations of the IPSS were reviewed in full and tabulated. Language population data were gathered from an official database and mapped.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The IPSS is available in 53 languages. Twenty-seven languages have statistically or clinically validated translations for use in male patients. This corresponds to a conservative estimate of global population coverage of approximately 2.3 billion men, or 60% of the worldwide male population. Translation methodology involves forward and back translation. Statistical validation is performed with control patients. Cronbach's alpha is used for internal consistency, and Spearman's coefficient (p) or Pearson's coefficient (r) for test-retest reliability. Issues such as the emergence of altered versions deviating from original validated translations and translation difficulties due to cultural differences are observed. Further translational work is needed to validate versions of the IPSS in languages of the developing world.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The IPSS is the most prevalent patient-administered questionnaire used in urology across the world. There is no other clinical tool seen to have similar coverage. This paper aims to provide a roadmap for future clinical tools to acquire a similar level of translation and dissemination.</p>","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"14 2","pages":"92-101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39589514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Versi, E. Rovner, R. Dmochowski, L. Tu, S. de Wachter
{"title":"Does urinary urgency drive urinary frequency in overactive bladder?","authors":"E. Versi, E. Rovner, R. Dmochowski, L. Tu, S. de Wachter","doi":"10.1111/luts.12427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12427","url":null,"abstract":"To determine if reduction in urgency in patients with refractory overactive bladder syndrome (rOAB) is correlated with a reduction in voiding frequency and symptom bother.","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"23 1","pages":"242 - 247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72615492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Zargham, Mohammad-Reza Hajian, F. Alizadeh, Mohammad-Javad Eslami, Noushin Khalili Boroujeni, Farshad Gholipour
{"title":"Hypothyroidism is prevalent among adult women with chronic lower urinary tract symptoms","authors":"M. Zargham, Mohammad-Reza Hajian, F. Alizadeh, Mohammad-Javad Eslami, Noushin Khalili Boroujeni, Farshad Gholipour","doi":"10.1111/luts.12428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12428","url":null,"abstract":"To define the prevalence of hypothyroidism in women with chronic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to compare the severity of each symptom between patients with hypothyroidism and controls.","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"482 1","pages":"248 - 254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77771541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Yamanishi, O. Ishizuka, S. Shimizu, Yumiko Kobayashi, F. Kinoshita, Tokunori Yamamoto, A. Mizokami, K. Narimoto, K. Toriyama, Y. Kamei, Y. Kuwatsuka, M. Mizuno, M. Gotoh
{"title":"Influence of background characteristics in responders of regenerative therapy by periurethral injection of adipose‐derived regenerative cells for male stress urinary incontinence","authors":"T. Yamanishi, O. Ishizuka, S. Shimizu, Yumiko Kobayashi, F. Kinoshita, Tokunori Yamamoto, A. Mizokami, K. Narimoto, K. Toriyama, Y. Kamei, Y. Kuwatsuka, M. Mizuno, M. Gotoh","doi":"10.1111/luts.12433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12433","url":null,"abstract":"To determine if the male responders with post‐prostatectomy incontinence in the ADRESU study, which is a clinical trial of regenerative therapy by periurethral injection of adipose‐derived regenerative cells, are influenced by any background characteristics.","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"4 1","pages":"273 - 280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74650060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical features of detrusor underactivity in elderly men without neurological disorders","authors":"Keisuke Kiba, Yasunori Akashi, Yutaka Yamamoto, Akihide Hirayama, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Hirotsugu Uemura","doi":"10.1111/luts.12424","DOIUrl":"10.1111/luts.12424","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To investigate the clinical features of detrusor underactivity (DU) in elderly men without neurological disorders.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 336 men aged ≥50 years without neurogenic disorders who underwent pressure flow studies and who had DU or bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) were reviewed retrospectively. According to the bladder contractility index (BCI) and the BOO index (BOOI), the subjects were classified into the following three groups: (a) pure DU group, BCI < 100 and BOOI < 40; (b) DU + BOO group, BCI < 100 and BOOI ≥ 40; and (c) pure BOO group, BCI ≥ 100 and BOOI ≥ 40. Subjective and objective parameters were compared among the three groups, and the predictors for pure DU were evaluated by multivariate analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Of the 336 patients, 205 who met the study criteria were included in the analysis: 63 (30.7%) with pure DU, 48 (23.4%) with DU + BOO, and 94 (45.9%) with pure BOO. The proportion of the pure DU group increased with increasing age. Prostate volume was the lowest in the pure DU group. Frequency, urgency on the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and the IPSS storage subscore were the lowest in the pure DU group. Multivariate analysis showed that age (odds ratio [OR] 1.114 [95% CI, 1.032-1.203], <i>P</i> = .005), prostate volume (OR 0.968 [95% CI, 0.949-0.987], <i>P</i> = .001), and urgency (OR 0.623 [95% CI, 0.431-0.900], <i>P</i> = .012) were predictors of pure DU.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Older age, smaller prostate volume, and less urgency may be clinical features of pure DU.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18028,"journal":{"name":"LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms","volume":"14 3","pages":"193-198"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9433467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}