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Voiding Dysfunction

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Pediatric Urology

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Abstract

Voiding dysfunction is a term used to describe a constellation of problems that interfere with efficient storage and evacuation of urine. Symptoms may include recurrent bladder infections, day and/or night wetting, urgency, frequency, urinary dribbling, infrequent voiding, weak or intermittent stream, and/or straining to void. Sometimes referred to as dysfunctional elimination syndrome (DES), or nonneurogenic neurogenic bladder, this disorder causes significant distress to both health care providers and patients (1).

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  1. Barbara V. Wise RN, PhD
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Wise, B.V., Gerson, A.C., Kinsman, K., Docimo, S.G. (2003). Voiding Dysfunction. In: Gearhart, J.P. (eds) Pediatric Urology. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-421-4_9

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