Publications by authors named "An M Bael"
Objective: To determine the congruence between self-reported and objective data on incontinence, voided volume (VV) and voiding frequency (VF), in a prospective study of treatment of functional urinary incontinence (UI) due to urge syndrome or dysfunctional voiding in children.
Patients And Methods: In all, 202 children, enrolled in the European Bladder Dysfunction Study (EBDS), provided self-reported data on UI, VV and VF, before and after treatment, with validated questionnaires and 72-h voiding diaries. Objective data were obtained with uroflowmetry and a 12-h pad test, also before and after treatment.
Objective: To clarify the relationship between disordered defecation and non-neuropathic bladder-sphincter dysfunction (NNBSD) by comparing the prevalence of symptoms of disordered defecation in children with NNBSD before and after treatment for urinary incontinence (UI), and assessing the effect of such symptoms on the cure rate for UI.
Patients And Methods: In the European Bladder Dysfunction Study, a prospective multicentre study comparing treatment plans for children with NNBSD, 202 children completed questionnaires on voiding and on defecation, at entry and after treatment for UI. Four symptoms of disordered defecation were evaluated; low defecation frequency, painful defecation, fecal soiling, and encopresis.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to establish comprehensive reference ranges for bladder capacity in children, addressing the nonlinear relationship between bladder capacity and age and how vesicoureteral reflux may affect this capacity.
- Data was collected from 386 children with grade III or IV vesicoureteral reflux over a 10-year period, examining bladder capacity alongside various treatment outcomes.
- Findings indicate a logarithmic distribution of bladder capacity versus age with no significant differences based on gender or the resolution of reflux, suggesting that refluxing volume only correlated with the reflux grade, rather than bladder capacity.