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Symptômes du bas appareil urinaire
Résumé
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) refer to a group of clinical symptoms involving the bladder, urinary sphincter, urethra and, in men, the prostate. The term is more commonly applied to men—over 40% of older men are affected—but lower urinary tract symptoms also affect women. The condition is also termed prostatism in men, but LUTS is preferred.
Symptoms can be categorised into:
Increased frequency of urination
Increased urgency of urination
Urge incontinence
Excessive passage of urine at night
Poor stream (unimproved by straining)
Hesitancy
Terminal dribbling
Incomplete voiding
Urinary retention
Overflow incontinence (occurs in chronic retention)
Episodes of near retention
As the symptoms are common and non-specific, LUTS is not necessarily a reason to suspect prostate cancer. Large studies of patients have also failed to show any correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms and a specific diagnosis. Also, recently a report of lower urinary tract symptoms even with malignant features in the prostate failed to be associated with prostate cancer after further laboratory investigation of the biopsy.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Bladder stone
Cancer of the bladder and prostate
Detrusor muscle weakness and/or instability
Diabetes
Use of ketamine
Neurological conditions; for example multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome
Prostatitis, including IgG4-related prostatitis
Urethral stricture
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) can be used to gauge the symptoms, along with physician examination. Other primary and secondary tests are often carried out, such as a PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) test, urinalysis, ultrasound, urinary flow studies, imaging, temporary prostatic stent placement, prostate biopsy and/or cystoscopy.
Placement of a temporary prostatic stent as a differential diagnosis test can help identify whether LUTS symptoms are directly related to obstruction of the prostate or to other factors worth investigation.
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