The Evaluation and Management of Persistent Nocturia
July 2014,
Abstract
Nocturia, or waking
at night to void, is a common symptom that leads to substantial
morbidity. Men and women are both affected across a wide age range, such
that the objective evaluation of nocturia remains a challenge, due
largely to its multifactorial etiology. While for some patients,
nocturia is caused by common structural conditions such as prostatic
obstruction, for others it is due to a complex interplay between
multiple underlying systemic diseases. For this reason, persistent
nocturia merits particularly careful consideration. The purpose of this
review is to describe the most recent salient research in the field of
nocturia, with a particular emphasis on its evaluation and management.
This article is part of the Topical Collection on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms & Voiding Dysfunction
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