[Urinary incontinence in the aged]

Urine incontinence in elderly patients can be observed in about 7% of men and 12% of women. Short review of the anatomy of the urinary bladder, continence mechanism, micturation and bladder innervation. Description of urodynamic examination and the various forms of incontinence with differentiation between extrasphincteric urinary leakage (ectopic ureter, fistula) and incontinence due to weakness of the sphincter or detrusor dysfunction. Discussion of the detrusor function in "neurogenic bladder" as cause of incontinence in many diseases of elderly people (apoplexia, M. Parkinson, diabetes etc.). Briefing of the therapeutic possibilities.