Via practica 10/2005

URINARY INCONTINENCE – DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

In the form of summary survey, the author of this report addresses the urinary incontinence in women. He briefly mentions its distinction, classification, patophysiology, etiology including the most significant risk factors of its creation and epidemiologic data. Further he deals with the reason of insufficient solution of this problem and its economic impacts. In the conclusive part he presents an overview of urinary incontinence treatment options.

Keywords: urinary incontinence, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment.