Urol. praxi. 2024;25(3):121-129 | DOI: 10.36290/uro.2024.053

Urinary incontinence in the elderly

MUDr. Miroslava Ryšánková
Urologie Náchod, s. r. o.

Urinary incontinence is any involuntary leakage of urine. It affects all age groups, predominantly the elderly. Autor has set out to map urinary incontinence in the senior population and outline the possibilities of its diagnostics and treatment.

Keywords: incontinence, urinary incontinence, senior population, in elderly age, treatment of incontinence.

Accepted: October 1, 2024; Published: November 14, 2024  Show citation

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Ryšánková M. Urinary incontinence in the elderly. Urol. praxi. 2024;25(3):121-129. doi: 10.36290/uro.2024.053.
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