Management of lower urinary tract dysfunction

Welcome to this Core Knowledge course on Management of lower urinary tract dysfunction.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• describe the initial management of patients prior to urodynamic assessment (which, according to NICE guidelines, will be carried out by GPs)
• describe the role and technique of conservative measures and how these should be explained to patients
• describe the role of continence advisors and specialist physiotherapists
• describe the role of medication in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms
• describe the range of surgical measures for stress incontinence, with emphasis on midurethral tapes
• describe the modern surgical measures for detrusor overactivity, including botulinum toxin A bladder wall injection and neuromodulation, with an awareness of more traditional surgical procedures
• describe the management of other conditions, such as voiding dysfunction and fistula.