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Enuresis

Last reviewed: 18 Jul 2025
Last updated: 19 May 2023

Summary

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • increased fluid intake at night
  • urinary frequency
  • constipation
  • caffeine and other bladder irritants
  • urinary urgency
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • abnormal voiding habits
  • abnormal breathing pattern at night
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Fatores de risco

  • genetic predisposition
  • constipation
  • upper airway obstruction/sleep-disordered breathing
  • ADHD
  • psychological disorders
  • male sex
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • urinalysis
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • urinary tract ultrasound
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

age <7 years

age ≥7 years

CONTÍNUA

recurrence

Colaboradores

Autores

Erin C. Grantham, MD

Pediatric Urologist

Department of Urology

Billings Clinic

Billings

MT

Declarações

ECG declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Dr Erin C. Grantham would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Duncan T. Wilcox and Dr Nicholas G. Cost, the previous contributors to this topic. Dr Erin C. Grantham would also like to acknowledge Jillian Hatfield for her contribution to this topic.

Declarações

DTW and NGC declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores

Prasad Godbole, FRCS, FRCS (Paed), FEAPU

Consultant Paediatric Urologist

Paediatric Surgical Unit

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Western Bank

Sheffield

UK

Declarações

PG declares that he has no competing interests.

Elizabeth Jackson, MD

Associate Professor

Pediatric Nephrology

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati

OH

Declarações

EJ declares that she has no competing interests.

Referências

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Principais artigos

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th ed. Text Revision, (DSM-5-TR). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2022.

European Association of Urology. Guidelines on paediatric urology. 2023 [internet publication].Texto completo

European Association of Urology. Guidelines on paediatric urology. 2019 [internet publication].Texto completo

Nevéus T, Eggert P, Evans J, et al. Evaluation of and treatment for monosymptomatic enuresis: a standardization document from the International Children's Continence Society. J Urol. 2010 Feb;183(2):441-7.Texto completo  Resumo

Nevéus T, Eggert P, Evans J, et al. Evaluation of and treatment for monosymptomatic enuresis: a standardization document from the International Children's Continence Society. J Urol. 2010 Feb;183(2):441-7. Resumo

Caldwell PH, Codarini M, Stewart F, et al. Alarm interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 May 4;5(5):CD002911.Texto completo  Resumo

Longstaffe S, Moffat M, Whalen J. Behavioral and self-esteem changes after six months of enuresis treatment: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2000;105:935-940. Resumo

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