2014
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-014-1396-0
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Nocturia: state of the art and critical analysis of current assessment and treatment strategies

Abstract: This editorial of the topic issue of the World Journal of Urology provides a state of the art on nocturia which includes descriptions of the terminology, epidemiology, health-related quality of life, medical and financial consequences, pathophysiology, assessment tools and treatment strategies of nocturia. This summary also includes a flowchart on the pathophysiology of nocturia with illustration of the various causes of reduced bladder capacity, increased fluid intake or increased diuresis; a flowchart with t… Show more

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“…Several patterns of NOC exist such as a reduced bladder capacity and nocturnal polyuria, and these are caused by many types of diseases . The key drugs for the treatment of NOC/NP have been α 1 ‐blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia and anti‐cholinergic drugs or β 3 ‐agonists for an overactive bladder, and desmopressin for NP.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Several patterns of NOC exist such as a reduced bladder capacity and nocturnal polyuria, and these are caused by many types of diseases . The key drugs for the treatment of NOC/NP have been α 1 ‐blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia and anti‐cholinergic drugs or β 3 ‐agonists for an overactive bladder, and desmopressin for NP.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The key drugs for the treatment of NOC/NP have been α 1 ‐blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia and anti‐cholinergic drugs or β 3 ‐agonists for an overactive bladder, and desmopressin for NP. Furthermore, palliative treatments depending on the cause, such as anti‐hypertensive drugs and diuretic medications for high blood pressure patients, are provided in clinical settings . However, a large number of patients are refractory to these treatments, and further developments are needed in order to discover new unknown causes of and treatments for NOC/NP.…”
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“…With the prevalence of NOC, it raise the various risk such as sleeping disorder, mental health, bone fracture by fall and reduce the life span [47]. Many diseases cause NOC, and the palliative treatments depending on the causes, such as α 1 -blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia, anti-cholinergic drugs or β 3 -agonists for an overactive bladder, desmopressin for nocturnal polyuria, anti-hypertensive drugs and diuretic medications for high blood pressure patients, are provided in clinical settings [8]. However, because the pathophysiologies of NOC are multifactorial and remain unclear in a large number of patients, these treatments are often not so effective and become refractory.…”
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“…This leads to the questions why so few physicians used bladder diaries and, when a bladder diary was used, why the physicians did not transfer the diary results to meaningful, pathophysiology‐based treatments, especially considering that bladder diaries are recommended by several expert groups and guideline panels in case patients report about nocturia or bladder storage symptoms . A bladder diary for 2–7 days is the diagnostic tool of first choice to detect the underlying pathophysiology of nocturia, where global polyuria (24‐hour urine volume >40 mL/kg body weight), nocturnal polyuria (nocturnal urine volume >33% of the 24‐hour urine volume) or reduced maximum voided volume (urinary frequency due to reduced anatomical or functional bladder capacity) can be discriminated . The results of bladder diaries can be used to initiate treatment based on the pathophysiology of LUTS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%