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Pollakisuria

MedGen UID:
52942
Concept ID:
C0042023
Finding
Synonyms: Frequent urination; Increased urinary frequency
SNOMED CT: Observation of frequency of urination (300471006); Frequency of urination (300471006); FOM - Frequency of micturition (300471006); Periodicity of micturition (300471006); Frequency of micturition (300471006); Increased frequency of urination (162116003); Increased frequency of micturition (162116003); Pollakiuria (162116003); Passes water too often (162116003); Pollakisuria (162116003); Urinary frequency (162116003); Finding of frequency of urination (300471006)
 
HPO: HP:0100515

Definition

Increased frequency of urination. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Autosomal recessive faciodigitogenital syndrome
MedGen UID:
341637
Concept ID:
C1856871
Disease or Syndrome
A very rare syndrome including short stature, facial dysmorphism, hand abnormalities and shawl scrotum. It has been observed in 16 subjects from five distantly related sibships of a large Kuwaiti Bedouin tribe. The affected patients had no intellectual deficit. Transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.
Lower urinary tract obstruction, congenital
MedGen UID:
1684849
Concept ID:
C5231427
Disease or Syndrome
Congenital lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is characterized by anatomic blockage of bladder outflow due to urethral stenosis, which may be caused by posterior urethral valves in some families (Kolvenbach et al., 2019).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Committee for Establishment of the Clinical Guidelines for Nocturia of the Neurogenic Bladder Society
Int J Urol 2010 May;17(5):397-409. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02527.x. PMID: 20415705
Kjetland EF, Kurewa EN, Ndhlovu PD, Midzi N, Gwanzura L, Mason PR, Gomo E, Sandvik L, Mduluza T, Friis H, Gundersen SG
Trop Med Int Health 2008 Dec;13(12):1509-17. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02161.x. PMID: 19055625

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Komiya H, Umegaki H, Asai A, Kanda S, Maeda K, Nomura H, Kuzuya M
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019 Apr;19(4):277-281. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/ggi.13610. PMID: 30628140
Hara N, Kawaguchi M, Takeda K, Zen Y
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 28;20(44):16550-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16550. PMID: 25469023Free PMC Article
Mizuno K, Kamisawa H, Hamamoto S, Okamura T, Kohri K
Urology 2008 Aug;72(2):294-5. Epub 2008 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.03.058. PMID: 18533235
Krogh RA, Neumann GA, Lauszus FF, Guttorm E, Rasmussen KL
Gynecol Obstet Invest 2007;63(3):121-5. Epub 2006 Oct 19 doi: 10.1159/000096433. PMID: 17057396
Tsunoda T, Mochinaga N, Eto T, Yamaguchi M, Tsuchiya R, Izumi M
Jpn J Surg 1991 May;21(3):292-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02470949. PMID: 1713279

Diagnosis

Eibensteiner F, Tonnhofer U, Springer A, Kogler H, Ronceray L, Hojreh A, Aufricht C, Rusai K
Pediatr Nephrol 2022 Apr;37(4):793-795. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05130-8. PMID: 34796394Free PMC Article
Eibensteiner F, Tonnhofer U, Springer A, Kogler H, Ronceray L, Hojreh A, Aufricht C, Rusai K
Pediatr Nephrol 2022 Apr;37(4):789-791. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05128-2. PMID: 34796393Free PMC Article
Komiya H, Umegaki H, Asai A, Kanda S, Maeda K, Nomura H, Kuzuya M
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019 Apr;19(4):277-281. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/ggi.13610. PMID: 30628140
Hara N, Kawaguchi M, Takeda K, Zen Y
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 28;20(44):16550-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16550. PMID: 25469023Free PMC Article
Fujiyama C, Nakashima N, Tokuda Y, Uozumi J
Int J Urol 2007 Oct;14(10):966-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01857.x. PMID: 17880304

Therapy

Komiya H, Umegaki H, Asai A, Kanda S, Maeda K, Nomura H, Kuzuya M
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019 Apr;19(4):277-281. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/ggi.13610. PMID: 30628140
Masumori N, Funato Y, Yamaguchi Y, Itoh K
Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2018 May;10(2):116-121. Epub 2016 Nov 5 doi: 10.1111/luts.12145. PMID: 29664239
Hara N, Kawaguchi M, Takeda K, Zen Y
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 28;20(44):16550-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16550. PMID: 25469023Free PMC Article
Mantovani F
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2010 Dec;62(4):335-40. PMID: 20944533
Nakatani T, Kuratsukuri K, Uchida J, Sugimura K, Kuroki Y, Morikawa Y
Hinyokika Kiyo 2002 Jul;48(7):463-6. PMID: 12229190

Prognosis

Finsterer J, Wakil SM, Laccone F
J Clin Neurosci 2019 Jun;64:4-5. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.03.067. PMID: 30962061
Hara N, Kawaguchi M, Takeda K, Zen Y
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 28;20(44):16550-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16550. PMID: 25469023Free PMC Article
Krogh RA, Neumann GA, Lauszus FF, Guttorm E, Rasmussen KL
Gynecol Obstet Invest 2007;63(3):121-5. Epub 2006 Oct 19 doi: 10.1159/000096433. PMID: 17057396
Zachoval R, Pitha J, Medova E, Heracek J, Lukes M, Zalesky M, Urban M
Urol Int 2003;70(1):21-6; discussion 26. doi: 10.1159/000067708. PMID: 12566810
Kawauchi A, Kitamori T, Imada N, Tanaka Y, Watanabe H
Eur Urol 1996;29(2):231-4. PMID: 8647154

Clinical prediction guides

Tachibana M, Tsubouchi K, Fukuhara Y, Aoyagi C, Tominaga K, Gunge N, Okabe YU, Miyazaki T, Emoto T, Nakagawa C, Yamazaki F, Matsuzaki H, Nakamura N, Haga N
Anticancer Res 2023 Aug;43(8):3607-3613. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16540. PMID: 37500156
Komiya H, Umegaki H, Asai A, Kanda S, Maeda K, Nomura H, Kuzuya M
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019 Apr;19(4):277-281. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/ggi.13610. PMID: 30628140
Masumori N, Funato Y, Yamaguchi Y, Itoh K
Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2018 May;10(2):116-121. Epub 2016 Nov 5 doi: 10.1111/luts.12145. PMID: 29664239
Hara N, Kawaguchi M, Takeda K, Zen Y
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 28;20(44):16550-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16550. PMID: 25469023Free PMC Article
Tsunoda T, Mochinaga N, Eto T, Yamaguchi M, Tsuchiya R, Izumi M
Jpn J Surg 1991 May;21(3):292-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02470949. PMID: 1713279

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