Nonneurogenic female bladder outlet obstruction: Conservative and medical management.

Introduction: In nonneurogenic female bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), management goals include reduction of outlet resistance to increase urinary outflow and improve bladder voiding to prevent or reduce lower and upper urinary tract (LUT and UUT) function deterioration, by correcting the underlying etiology. As significant progress has been achieved in the conservative and pharmacological management of nonneurogenic female BOO, the purpose of this article is to review and summarize the current literature.

Materials And Methods: For this narrative review, a PubMed® search was performed by cross-referencing the keywords "female bladder outlet obstruction," "female voiding dysfunction," "conservative management," "pharmacological management," and "treatment" with various terms related to the management of female BOO.

The Utility of Urodynamic Studies in Neuro-Urological Patients.

Introduction: The utility of a clinical tool lies in its clinical performance evaluation and describes the relevance and usefulness of that tool in a medical setting. The utility of urodynamic and video-urodynamic studies in the management of specific urodynamic profiles in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic approach in neuro-urological patients is the focus of the current review.

Methods: For this narrative review, a PubMed search was performed by cross-referencing the keywords "urodynamics", "neurogenic bladder", "utility", "clinical utility" and "clinical performance" with various terms related to the management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.

A cost-effectiveness analysis of bladder management strategies in neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction after spinal cord injury: A publicly funded health care perspective.

Study Design: Economic evaluation study.

Objectives: To investigate the long-term cost-effectiveness of clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) compared with suprapubic catheters (SPC) and indwelling urethral catheters (UC) among individuals with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) related to spinal cord injury (SCI) from a public healthcare perspective.

Setting: University affiliated hospital in Montreal, Canada.