Uroflowmetry in Non-Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in Children of Coastal Region of Croatia

Prgomet, Sandra; Saraga, Marjan; Benzon, Sandra; Turudić, Daniel; Ledina, Dragan; Milošević, Danko

doi:10.14712/18059694.2020.28

Acta Medica > Archive > 2020, Vol. 63 > Issue 3 > Uroflowmetry in Non-Monosymptomatic…

Acta Med. 2020, 63: 113-118

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.28

Uroflowmetry in Non-Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in Children of Coastal Region of Croatia

Sandra Prgomet^a, Marjan Saraga^a, Sandra Benzon^b, Daniel Turudić^c, Dragan Ledina^d, Danko Milošević^c

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Split University Hospital, University of Split, Split, Croatia
^bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Split University Hospital, University of Split, Split, Croatia
^cDepartment of Pediatrics, Zagreb University Hospital, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
^dDepartment of Infectology, Split University Hospital, University of Split, Split, Croatia

Received November 7, 2019
Accepted June 19, 2020

Purpose: The aim of the study was to describe clinical characteristics and bladder assessment in children with Non-Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis (NMNE) in coastal region of Croatia. Materials and methods: Records on 85 patients with NMNE were retrospectively reviewed. Bladder assessments were performed in all children. In this research we: (i) compare clinical characteristics and features of bladder assessment: uroflowmetry, post void residuals (PVR) and bladder wall thickness between boys and girls with NMNE and we compare (ii) clinical characteristics and bladder assessment between children with primary and secondary NMNE. Results: There were 46 girls and 39 boys. The total of 59 children had primary NMNE and 26 children had secondary NMNE. Uroflow pattern was abnormal in 42% of all children with NMNE. Abnormal uroflow pattern in children with NMNE was more often in girls than in boys (P < 0.05) and in children with secondary than in children with primary NMNE (P < 0.05). Ultrasound evidence of bladder wall thickness was more frequent in boys than in girls. Girls were more likely to have dysfunctional voiding and larger residual urinary volume than boys. Conclusions: Abnormal uroflow pattern in children with NMNE was more often in girls than boys and in children with secondary than in children with primary NMNE.