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Overactive Bladder in Men: a Practical Approach Clinical Intelligence Alexandra L Millman, Douglas C Cheung, Cian Hackett and Dean Elterman Overactive bladder in men: a practical approach Overactive bladder (OAB) is a significant older patients is important due to comorbid source of morbidity in males, with a mobility limitations, excess urine production, prevalence of 10–16%, and with only a small and psychological and pharmacological fraction of these being treated.1–3 OAB results factors. in considerable and progressive deleterious effects on the productivity and quality of life Physical examination. The physical exam (QoL) of patients, leading to a substantial should reflect the patient’s symptoms, economic burden of disease, related aiming to exclude other diagnoses. The to increased absenteeism, worry about European Association of Urology (EAU) interruption and scheduling of meetings, recommends focused abdominal (palpable early retirement, and permanent disability.4,5 bladder), genital, rectal, and neurological Symptoms of OAB are often attributed to examination.6 In particular, a digital rectal bladder outflow obstruction (BOO) in males, exam is imperative to rule out the presence resulting in misdiagnosis and delays in of prostatic hypertrophy, malignancy, and treatment. Given its prevalence, QoL impact, poor rectal tone. Identification of high-risk and the availability of initial non-invasive and neurological causes of OAB (for example, well-tolerated management options, OAB spinal cord injury, myelodysplasia, multiple is often best addressed in the primary care sclerosis) is key as these patients are at risk setting. of upper tract deterioration/renal failure. INITIAL WORK-UP Investigations. Recommendations for History. The International Continence the investigation of patients differ across Society (ICS) defines OAB as a symptom guidelines, although urinalysis is universally complex primarily dominated by urinary recommended. Other investigations to urgency with or without urge incontinence, consider, based on clinical context and usually associated with urinary frequency availability, are urine microscopy, culture, and nocturia in the absence of other blood glucose, PSA, flow rate, and post- pathology. In contrast, bladder outlet void residual volume. In some patient obstruction (BOO) customarily presents presentations, these tests may identify with weak or intermittent stream, hesitation, conditions that may require specialist straining, and incomplete emptying. Patients referral: polyuria, recurrent infection, stone may present in practice with a spectrum of disease, bladder outlet obstruction, stricture, AL Millman, MD, MPH, resident; DC Cheung, voiding complaints and symptoms of both fistulous disease, or malignancy. MD, MBA, resident; D Elterman, MD, MSc, OAB and BOO may be found in any given FRSCS, assistant professor, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, patient (in part due to coexistent disease MANAGEMENT Ontario, Canada. C Hackett, MD, resident, and/or overlapping pathophysiology). If one Behavioural changes. Conservative lifestyle Department of Family Medicine, University of symptom complex is more bothersome to management strategies represent the Alberta, Alberta, Canada. the patient, that should be addressed first. cornerstone of initial treatment and include Address for correspondence A thorough history includes a detailed scheduled/double voiding, pelvic floor muscle Alexandra Millman, University of Toronto, Urology, 5th Floor, Room 503G, 149 College voiding history (for example, storage and training, fluid restriction, dietary changes (for Street, Toronto, M5T 1P5, Canada. voiding symptoms, incontinence, haematuria), example, limiting caffeine, alcohol, spicy Email: [email protected] sexual history, fluid intake, pad use, voiding foods, and other bladder irritants), and Submitted: 21 August 2017; Editor’s response: diary, risk factors, and contributing medical smoking cessation. These should be tailored 8 September 2017; final acceptance: conditions. A short, validated questionnaire, to a patient’s presentation and impact on their 15 October 2017. the OAB-V3, can be used to screen for quality of life. Although not specific to males, ©British Journal of General Practice 2018; 68: 298–299. OAB symptoms (Table 1), which may aid in several patient resources are available free- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X696593 bringing this complaint to the attention of of-charge online; for example, the British the clinician. Special consideration for frail Association of Urological Surgeons has a 298 British Journal of General Practice, June 2018 gravis, tachyarrhythmias, and pre-existing a Table 1. The 3-item OAB Awareness Tool (OAB-V3) (positive screen≥ 4) urinary retention. If an initial trial of How bothered have you been Not at A little Quite A great A very anticholinergic medication is unsuccessful, a by … all bit Somewhat a bit deal great deal subsequent trial of a different anticholinergic 1. Frequent urination during 0 1 2 3 4 5 daytime hours? (or dose escalation) remains warranted as patients can respond differently to different 2. A sudden urge to urinate with 0 1 2 3 4 5 formulations. little or no warning? Alternatively, beta-3 agonists (for example, 3. Urine loss associated with a 0 1 2 3 4 5 mirabegron) are well tolerated and the strong desire to urinate? authors’ experience with using them as a aAdapted from Coyne et al.7 OAB = overactive bladder. first-line agent is excellent; however, the cost-effectiveness of these agents remains unproven, and availability may be limited. handout on bladder retraining (https://tinyurl. Unfortunately, studies show the majority of REFERENCES com/OABresource1), the EAU’s website patients do not remain on pharmacological 1. 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