Profiles of patients with urinary incontinence in the Department of Child Health, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
ABSTRACT: Urinary incontinence
(UI) in children is a form of wetting. Early diagnosis and treatment are
mandatory to avoid complications such as recurrent urinary tract infections
(UTI), vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), or renal damage.
Objective To study the profiles and clinical course of UI in children
treated in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.
Methods The study was divided into 2 parts. The first part was a review
of patients with UI at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital from January 2000 to
December 2003. The second was a case series of patients followed up for at
least 6 months.
Results There were 35 UI patients aged 3 months to 16 years, mostly
between 1 to 5 years old, 16 were males and 19 females. The most prevalent
etiology was myelodysplasia (15 cases) followed by posterior urethral valve,
and bladder tumor. The most prominent clinical presentation of neurophatic
bladder-sphincter dysfunction was wetting, while those of patients with
structural incontinence and non-neuropathic bladder-sphincter dysfunction were
fever and polakysuria. Most patients had been suffering from renal
insufficiency since their first visit. Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC)
was the treatment of choice. In a six-month follow-up of 14 patients who
received adequate treatment, renal function could be maintained at relatively
stable condition in most cases.
Conclusions Myelodysplasia was the most common etiology of UI. Most
patients had renal insufficiency or renal failure since their first visit,
reflecting a extended period of relapse before patients seek medical help.
Renal function can be maintained by adequate treatment in most cases.
Author: Eveline PN, MD;
Taralan Tambunan, MD; Sri Rezeki S Hadinegoro, MD, PhD
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg050068
