RT Book, Section
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Schorge, John O.
A1 Halvorson, Lisa M.
A1 Hamid, Cherine A.
A1 Corton, Marlene M.
A1 Schaffer, Joseph I.
SR Print(0)
ID 1171531724
T1 Urinary Incontinence
T2 Williams Gynecology, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260456868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171531724
RD 2024/04/16
AB Urinary  incontinence  is  defined  as  involuntary  leakage  of  urine.  This  contrasts  with  urine  that  leaks  from  extraurethral  sources,  such  as  fistulas  or  lower  urinary  tract  congenital  malformations.  Although  incontinence  is  categorized  into  several  forms,  this  chapter  focuses  on  the  evaluation  and  management  of  stress  and  urgency  urinary  incontinence.  Stress  urinary  incontinence  (SUI)  is  the  involuntary  leakage  of  urine  with  increases  in  intraabdominal  pressure.  Urgency  urinary  incontinence  is  the  involuntary  leakage  accompanied  or  immediately  preceded  by  a  perceived  strong  imminent  need  to  void.  A  related  condition,  overactive  bladder,  describes  urinary  urgency  with  or  without  incontinence  and  usually  with  greater  daytime  urinary  frequency  and  nocturia  (Abrams,  2009).