Lower urinary tract dysfunction in chronic Chagas disease: clinical and urodynamic presentation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe and give an estimation of the prevalence of urinary disorders in chronic Chagas disease, since most clinical research has been centered on the description of the cardiac and digestive forms.

Methods

To explore this topic, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 137 Bolivian adults of both sexes suffering from symptomatic chronic Chagas disease. All patients presenting confirmed chagasic cardiomyopathy, megacolon or both underwent a urologic symptom questionnaire, uroflowmetry, urinary tract ultrasonography and a creatinine assay. When urinary abnormality was detected, a complete urodynamic study was proposed including cystometry, pressure-flow studies and urethral pressure profile.

Results

Out of all study patients, 35 (26%) had a Chagas cardiomyo

SUBMITTER: Bey E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620250 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature