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Functional voiding disorders, often linked to bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD), require excluding organic causes first. Treatment primarily involves urotherapy, with primary care pediatricians educating families.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Urology
  • Functional Disorders
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Background:

  • Voiding disorders often stem from functional disturbances, necessitating the exclusion of organic diseases.
  • Alarm symptoms like secondary nocturnal enuresis or abnormal urinalysis warrant further diagnostic investigation.
  • Functional micturition disorders, revised by the International Children's Continence Society (ICCS) in 2015, encompass storage, voiding, and unassigned symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the diagnostic approach to voiding disorders, emphasizing the distinction between functional and organic causes.
  • To detail the classification of functional micturition disorders according to ICCS guidelines.
  • To highlight the association between functional voiding disorders and bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD).

Main Methods:

  • Review of established classifications for functional micturition disorders.
  • Identification of diagnostic criteria for various voiding disorders, including monosymptomatic enuresis.
  • Emphasis on initial diagnostic tests like urinalysis and abdominal ultrasound.
  • Consideration of alarm symptoms for further investigation.

Main Results:

  • Functional voiding disorders are common and can be categorized into storage, voiding, and other symptoms.
  • Bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) is diagnosed when lower urinary tract symptoms coexist with defecation issues.
  • Monosymptomatic enuresis is the most frequent voiding disorder in children over 5 years old.
  • Specialized diagnostics are often needed for conditions like non-monosymptomatic enuresis and overactive bladder.

Conclusions:

  • Functional voiding disorders require a systematic approach, starting with ruling out organic diseases.
  • Urotherapy and patient education are the cornerstones of treating functional voiding disorders.
  • Primary care pediatricians play a crucial role in educating families and initiating non-pharmacological treatments.