Urology Research

KEY FINDING: Most Italian centers recommend yearly follow-up visits and ultrasound examinations for SCI patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD).

KEY FINDING: 65.7% of patients had a normal ultrasound scan.

KEY FINDING: The study found no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of post-UDS UTI between patients with and without pyuria before the UDS.

KEY FINDING: Switching from anticholinergics to mirabegron significantly improved short-term and delayed memory (WMS-IV Story A/B) and executive function (TEXAS) in older persons with SCI.

KEY FINDING: No significant differences were found in tumor characteristics when stratified by bladder management, SCI/D severity, and ASIA classification.

KEY FINDING: Epidural stimulation can potentially cause significant alterations in detrusor storage pressures, such as worsening compliance associated with increased perineal EMG activity.

KEY FINDING: All items on the questionnaires were endorsed by more than 10% of the participants, suggesting that the items represent recognizable urinary symptoms.

KEY FINDING: This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of delivering an exoskeleton training programme targeting lower urinary tract function.

KEY FINDING: 93% of the participants preferred ultrasonography for surveillance of the upper urinary tract dysfunction.

KEY FINDING: Among the 206 initial items, 163 were selected and divided into four domains, diagnosis and assessment, treatment, follow-up, and complications, and two sub-domains, general and condition-specific.