Topics:
enuresis, constipation, urination

Among children 7½ years old with enuresis, 31.6% will have evidence of concomitant lower urinary tract (LUT) dysfunction. This nonmonosymptomatic enuresis represents a separate clinical entity from monosymptomatic enuresis and requires addressing the LUT dysfunction before enuresis treatment to avoid high treatment failure rates.

Butler RJ, Golding J, Northstone K. Nocturnal enuresis at 7.5 years old: prevalence and analysis of clinical signs. BJU Int. 2005;96(3):404–410.
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Parental concerns about urinary continence in children are commonly cited worries at primary pediatric appointments. A basic understanding of the classification and treatment of urinary incontinence and enuresis in otherwise neurologically normal children is thus essential for the practicing pediatrician. Many times, first-line behavioral modification techniques for encouraging proper bladder and bowel habits can be successful in primarily treating...

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