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Current management of overactive bladder.

Rufus Cartwright1, Arasee Renganathan, Linda Cardozo

  • 1Department of Urogynaecology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK. rufus.cartwright@gmail.com

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Overactive bladder (OAB) assessment and treatment have advanced, with improved symptom measures and refined understanding of interventions like bladder retraining and botulinum toxin, though major therapeutic innovations remain limited.

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Detrusor Underactivity Model in Rats by Conus Medullaris Transection
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Published on: August 28, 2020

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Gynecology

Background:

  • Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined by urgency and urge incontinence.
  • OAB affects 13.0% of the population in western nations, increasing with age.
  • OAB symptoms can be relapsing and remitting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review recent publications on overactive bladder in women.
  • To focus on advances in assessment methods and therapeutic interventions for OAB.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinically relevant recent publications.
  • Analysis of validated symptom and quality of life measures.
  • Evaluation of bladder diary analysis sophistication.

Main Results:

  • Increased sophistication in OAB assessment tools, including bladder diaries.
  • Urodynamics show uncertain benefit in urgency evaluation.
  • First-line OAB treatments include fluid restriction and bladder retraining.
  • New anticholinergic medications offer limited advantages over existing ones.
  • Intravesical botulinum toxin is an alternative for refractory OAB.

Conclusions:

  • Recent research has enhanced OAB assessment sophistication.
  • A clearer understanding of existing OAB interventions has emerged.
  • Few significant therapeutic innovations for OAB have been introduced recently.