Impact of an interdisciplinary approach in children and adolescents with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD).

Introduction: The lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) corresponds to changes in the filling or emptying of urine caused by neurogenic, anatomical and functional alterations.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of treatment in children and adolescents with LUTD.

Methods: Historical cohort of 15 year follow-up with the participation of 192 patients (123F, 69M), aged 0.

Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in school-age children.

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated rates of incontinence and enuresis as high as 20% in school-age children. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms in 739 children aged 6-12 years enrolled in three government schools with different socioeconomic levels in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Symptoms of LUT were evaluated using a modified version of the Dysfunction Voiding Scoring System in which the cutoff point considered as an indicator of LUT dysfunction is >6 for girls and >9 for boys.