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Urinary incontinence in the elderly: part 3 of a series of articles on incontinence Goepel M; Kirschner-Hermanns R; Welz-Barth A; Steinwachs KC; Rubben HDtsch Arztebl Int 2010[Jul]; 107 (30): 531-6BACKGROUND: Urinary incontinence is a common and distressing complaint in the elderly. Its causes include structural changes in vesical muscle as well as impaired neural control and age-related changes of the lower urinary tract. Incontinence can also be a side effect of medication. METHODS: The PubMed database was selectively searched for publications containing the terms "urinary incontinence" and "elderly." Studies with a high level of evidence were chosen as the main basis for this review. RESULTS: The individualized diagnostic evaluation of the incontinent elderly patient should generally be non-invasive. The evaluation may reveal urinary incontinence of several different types: stress incontinence, overactive bladder, and mixed incontinence. The treatment generally involves medication, such as anti-muscarinic agents, alpha-receptor blockers, and/or serotonin/noradrenalin reuptake inhibitors, combined with modifications of personal behavior, such as bladder training, altered fluid intake, and pelvic floor contraction. A number of minimally invasive surgical techniques can be useful for patients in operable condition, whenever such an operation seems reasonable in view of the patient's overall situation. CONCLUSION: Urinary incontinence in the elderly can be readily evaluated, and the currently available forms of treatment often bring satisfactory relief with an economical use of medical resources and with little or no additional discomfort for the patient.|Age Factors[MESH]|Aged[MESH]|Aged, 80 and over[MESH]|Cholinergic Antagonists/adverse effects/therapeutic use[MESH]|Combined Modality Therapy[MESH]|Cross-Sectional Studies[MESH]|Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications/epidemiology/therapy[MESH]|Drug Interactions[MESH]|Duloxetine Hydrochloride[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic[MESH]|Risk Factors[MESH]|Thiophenes/adverse effects/therapeutic use[MESH]|Urinary Bladder, Overactive/epidemiology/etiology/therapy[MESH]|Urinary Incontinence, Stress/epidemiology/etiology/therapy[MESH]|Urinary Incontinence, Urge/epidemiology/etiology/therapy[MESH]|Urinary Incontinence/epidemiology/*etiology/therapy[MESH] |
