Med. praxi 2012; 9(8-9): 347-353

Urinary incontinence in general practice

MUDr.Roman Staněk

Urologické oddělení Slezská nemocnice, Opava

Urinary incontinence is one of the most urological disease, which general practice meets in his ambulance. Urinary incontinence affects

more older population, however we could meet with its in younger age with this problem also. We meet congenital defect less frequently

in adult time, because this was diagnosed in children age, due to sonography usually. Nocturnal enuresis and correction after congenital

urogenital defects we look in adult. Incidence and prevalence of urinary incontinence is rising with age. Incontinence is more often in

women. Development of surgery especially onocological one leads to iatogenic injuries of genitourinal tract with incontinence (radical

prostatectomy, fistulas after proctological and gynecological surgery or actinotherapy). Incontinence should be symptom of other disease

or should be permanent progressive disease with important impact to health, psychology, social and even economic state of patient.

Keywords: incontinence, diagnosis, therapy

Published: September 25, 2012  Show citation