Overactive Bladder

Use of combined anticholinergic medication and sacral neuromodulation in the treatment of refractory overactive bladder - Abstract

OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine the number of patients implanted with sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for overactive bladder (OAB) who required supplemental or continued anticholinergic (ACH) therapy for improved response and to identify factors predictive of requiring supplemental ACH.

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Overactive bladder and hyperlipidemia: Is there an association? - Abstract

OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationship between overactive bladder (OAB), with or without urinary incontinence (UI), and hyperlipidemia.

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Hypnotherapy for treatment of overactive bladder: A randomized controlled trial pilot study - Abstract

OBJECTIVES:The objective of the study was to obtain pilot data comparing hypnotherapy and behavioral therapy (hypnotherapy) to behavioral therapy alone (behavioral therapy) in overactive bladder (OAB) treatment.

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Repeat intradetrusor injections of onabotulinum toxin a for refractory idiopathic overactive bladder patients: A single-center experience - Abstract

OBJECTIVES:The objective of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of repeat intradetrusor onabotulinum toxin A injection in patients with idiopathic overactive bladder refractory to anticholinergic medications.

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The effect of elective sham dose escalation on the placebo response during an antimuscarinic trial for overactive bladder symptoms - Abstract

PURPOSE:We analyzed the effects of baseline symptom severity and placebo response magnitude on the decision to dose escalate in a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, flexible dose antimuscarinic trial of subjects with overactive bladder symptoms.

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The role of serum C-reactive protein in women with lower urinary tract symptoms - Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:Some lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) subtypes may be associated with low-grade inflammation.

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Overactive bladder symptoms and voiding dysfunction in neurologically normal women - Abstract

AIMS:To understand mechanisms underlying overactive bladder (OAB) and voiding dysfunction (VD) in neurologically normal women.

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Beyond the Abstract - Voiding dysfunction in the female patient: Is the "syndrome" paradigm valid, by Hari Tunuguntla, MD, Philip Zhao, MD, and Malini Rao, MD

BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The recent paradigm shift to group female voiding dysfunction into one of the few lower urinary tract syndromes (LUTS), i.e., overactive bladder (OAB), interstitial cystitis (IC), and painful bladder syndrome (PBS) should be seriously looked into as such a classification results in a disservice to patients.

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Environmental cues to urgency and leakage episodes in patients with overactive bladder syndrome: A pilot study - Abstract

PURPOSE:To assess the frequency with which environmental cues, which might constitute Pavlovian-conditioned stimuli, occur with urgency and leakage symptoms associated with overactive bladder syndrome (OAB).

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Use of mirabegron in treating overactive bladder - Abstract

The lack of an alternative to antimuscarinics has led to the search for new drug targets for overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms.

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