Jian Guo Wen1, Yu Tao Lu1, Lin Gang Cui1, Wendy Fiona Bower2, Soren Rittig3, Jens Christian Djurhuus4. 1. Pediatric Urodynamic Centre, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P.R., China. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. 3. Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark. 4. Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Aarhus, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Abstract
AIMS: To understand the function development of bladder and its evaluation in neonates and infants less than 2 years old. METHODS: Literature on neonatal and infant bladder function development and urodynamic evaluation were collected and reviewed. RESULTS: Normal range of bladder volume, pressure during voiding and other parameters in neonates and infants less than 2 years old is far from set up, making interpretation of UDS findings difficult. This review provides insight into the bladder development process and problems of the lower urinary tract in this age group with special emphasis on the urodynamic evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Further animal and human studies will increase our understanding of bladder development leading toward mature function. UDS are still important in providing information for early bladder dysfunction in newborns and infants.
AIMS: To understand the function development of bladder and its evaluation in neonates and infants less than 2 years old. METHODS: Literature on neonatal and infant bladder function development and urodynamic evaluation were collected and reviewed. RESULTS: Normal range of bladder volume, pressure during voiding and other parameters in neonates and infants less than 2 years old is far from set up, making interpretation of UDS findings difficult. This review provides insight into the bladder development process and problems of the lower urinary tract in this age group with special emphasis on the urodynamic evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Further animal and human studies will increase our understanding of bladder development leading toward mature function. UDS are still important in providing information for early bladder dysfunction in newborns and infants.