Urol. praxi. 2023;24(1):6-13 | DOI: 10.36290/uro.2023.011

Urinary incontinence - medication versus surgery

MUDr. Miroslava Ryšánková¹, MUDr. Marie Hurtová^{1, 2}

¹ Urologie Náchod, s. r. o., Náchod

² Urologická klinika Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové

Urinary incontinence is a growing problem in current urological medicine. It affects the patient in his socioeconomic and emotional life, burdening the environment especially economically. The authors of the article have set themselves the goal of summarizing the current possibilities of its treatment, especially by medication and surgery. It is important to determine the type of incontinence for self-treatment. The most common type of incontinence in both genders is stress and urgency incontinence. Other types are represented to a lesser extent and sometimes stand outside the current official recommendations of professional societies. The treatment itself then depends on the type of incontinence itself. In some places, more treatment with medicinal products is used, in others, surgical treatment. It is often necessary to combine the treatments.

Keywords: urinary leakage, incontinence, surgical treatment of incontinence, medical treatment of incontinence.

Accepted: March 16, 2023; Published: March 21, 2023  Show citation