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ReviewNeurourology and urodynamics2025

Systematic Evaluation of Lower Urinary Tract Sensations to Improve Management of LUTS: ICI-RS 2024.

Mathijs de Rijk, Claire Hentzen, Caroline Selai, Stefania Musco, Riccardo Lombardo, Gommert van Koeveringe, Christopher Chapple, Paul Abrams, Jean J Wyndaele, Karen McCloskey

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Review in Neurourology and urodynamics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Mathijs de RijkDepartment of Urology, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8625-464X
Claire HentzenGREEN Group of Clinical REsEarch in Neurourology, AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-4925
Caroline SelaiQueen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9698-3405
Stefania MuscoNeuro-urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-5684
Riccardo LombardoDepartment of Urology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2890-3159
Gommert van KoeveringeDepartment of Urology, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2328-8265
Christopher ChappleDepartment of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-9931
Paul AbramsBristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-2200
Jean J WyndaeleFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0879-6854
Karen McCloskeyPatrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-9013

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsLower urinary tract (LUT) sensations form an essential part of diagnostic criteria for many LUT symptoms, additionally LUT sensations are used to evaluate the effectivity of therapeutic interventions. The accurate measurement of LUT sensations, however, is severely hampered by the subjective nature of these sensations.

methodsThis paper summarizes the discussions from the 2024 meeting of the International Consultation for Incontinence-Research Society (ICI-RS 2024) regarding systematic evaluations of LUT sensations and the design of more objective tools to measure these.

resultsHere, we discuss factors that influence sensations that are under the control of the caregiver/investigator, the signaling of sensations from the LUT toward the central nervous system, and currently used diagnostic tools to measure LUT sensations. Recent methodological advances to objectively measure factors that correspond with changes in LUT sensations are introduced along with recommendations for future research to optimally enable objective assessment of processes underlying LUT sensations.

conclusionsAdvancing the objective measurement of LUT sensations will require interdisciplinary collaboration, integrating insights from neuroscience, engineering, and clinical practice. Such efforts hold the potential to transform patient care by enabling more precise diagnostics and personalized therapeutic strategies.

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Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsSensationHumansdiagnostic toolslower urinary tract symptomssensations

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PMCPMC11920938

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