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Daytime enuresis

MedGen UID:
78718
•Concept ID:
C0270328
•
Finding
Synonyms: Daytime Urinary Incontinence; Daytime Wetting; Diurnal Enuresis; Enuresis, Diurnal; Incontinence, Daytime Urinary; Urinary Incontinence, Daytime; Wetting, Daytime
SNOMED CT: Daytime wetting (281862002); Daytime enuresis (281862002)

Definition

Involuntary discharge of URINE during the daytime while one is awake. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDaytime enuresis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Health-related quality of life and treatment effects on children with functional incontinence, and their parents.
Equit M, Hill J, Hübner A, von Gontard A
J Pediatr Urol 2014 Oct;10(5):922-8. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.03.002. PMID: 24726201
Effective management of daytime wetting.
Rhodes C
Paediatr Nurs 2000 Mar;12(2):14-7. PMID: 11220839

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Topical use of Matricaria recutita L (Chamomile) Oil in the Treatment of Monosymptomatic Enuresis in Children: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sharifi H, Minaie MB, Qasemzadeh MJ, Ataei N, Gharehbeglou M, Heydari M
J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2017 Jan;22(1):12-17. Epub 2015 Sep 30 doi: 10.1177/2156587215608989. PMID: 26427789Free PMC Article
Impact of sleep-disordered breathing and its treatment on children with primary nocturnal enuresis.
Waleed FE, Samia AF, Samar MF
Swiss Med Wkly 2011;141:w13216. Epub 2011 Jul 1 doi: 10.4414/smw.2011.13216. PMID: 21720969
Epidemiology of nocturnal enuresis in basic schoolchildren in Aden Governorate, Yemen.
Yousef KA, Basaleem HO, bin Yahiya MT
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2011 Jan;22(1):167-73. PMID: 21196640
Daytime urinary incontinence among kindergarten children in Aden Governorate, 2003.
Yousef KA, Basaleem HO, Al-Sakkaf KA
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2010 Nov;21(6):1092-9. PMID: 21060179
Nocturnal enuresis in children. A four-year experience in outpatient clinics of pediatric urology.
Rombis V, Triantafyllidis A, Balaxis E, Kalaitzis C, Touloupidis S
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2005;47(2):24-8. PMID: 16544846

Diagnosis

Physical health in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Alabaf S, Gillberg C, Lundström S, Lichtenstein P, Kerekes N, Råstam M, Anckarsäter H
J Autism Dev Disord 2019 Jan;49(1):83-95. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3697-4. PMID: 30043349Free PMC Article
Urinary tract infection and enuresis in children with chronic functional constipation.
Dehghani SM, Basiratnia M, Matin M, Hamidpour L, Haghighat M, Imanieh MH
Iran J Kidney Dis 2013 Sep;7(5):363-6. PMID: 24072148
Vesicovaginal reflux: recognition and diagnosis using ultrasound.
Kilicoglu G, Aslan AR, Oztürk M, Karaman IM, Simsek MM
Pediatr Radiol 2010 Jan;40(1):114-7. Epub 2009 Oct 22 doi: 10.1007/s00247-009-1387-2. PMID: 19847417
Nocturnal enuresis in children. A four-year experience in outpatient clinics of pediatric urology.
Rombis V, Triantafyllidis A, Balaxis E, Kalaitzis C, Touloupidis S
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2005;47(2):24-8. PMID: 16544846
Bladder function impairment in aquaporin-2 defective nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Shalev H, Romanovsky I, Knoers NV, Lupa S, Landau D
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004 Mar;19(3):608-13. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfg574. PMID: 14767016

Therapy

Topical use of Matricaria recutita L (Chamomile) Oil in the Treatment of Monosymptomatic Enuresis in Children: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sharifi H, Minaie MB, Qasemzadeh MJ, Ataei N, Gharehbeglou M, Heydari M
J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2017 Jan;22(1):12-17. Epub 2015 Sep 30 doi: 10.1177/2156587215608989. PMID: 26427789Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of nocturnal enuresis in basic schoolchildren in Aden Governorate, Yemen.
Yousef KA, Basaleem HO, bin Yahiya MT
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2011 Jan;22(1):167-73. PMID: 21196640
Nocturnal enuresis in children. A four-year experience in outpatient clinics of pediatric urology.
Rombis V, Triantafyllidis A, Balaxis E, Kalaitzis C, Touloupidis S
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2005;47(2):24-8. PMID: 16544846
The effect of oxybutynin treatment on cognition in children with diurnal incontinence.
Sommer BR, O'Hara R, Askari N, Kraemer HC, Kennedy WA 2nd
J Urol 2005 Jun;173(6):2125-7. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000157685.83573.79. PMID: 15879864
Older pharmacologic therapy for nocturnal enuresis.
Rushton HG
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1993 Jul;Spec No:10-3. doi: 10.1177/0009922893032001s03. PMID: 8039332

Prognosis

The effect of oxybutynin treatment on cognition in children with diurnal incontinence.
Sommer BR, O'Hara R, Askari N, Kraemer HC, Kennedy WA 2nd
J Urol 2005 Jun;173(6):2125-7. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000157685.83573.79. PMID: 15879864
Association between behaviour at age 3 years and adult criminality.
Stevenson J, Goodman R
Br J Psychiatry 2001 Sep;179:197-202. doi: 10.1192/bjp.179.3.197. PMID: 11532795
Successful management of daytime enuresis using alarm procedures: a randomly controlled trial.
Halliday S, Meadow SR, Berg I
Arch Dis Child 1987 Feb;62(2):132-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.62.2.132. PMID: 3548603Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Topical use of Matricaria recutita L (Chamomile) Oil in the Treatment of Monosymptomatic Enuresis in Children: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sharifi H, Minaie MB, Qasemzadeh MJ, Ataei N, Gharehbeglou M, Heydari M
J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2017 Jan;22(1):12-17. Epub 2015 Sep 30 doi: 10.1177/2156587215608989. PMID: 26427789Free PMC Article
Impact of sleep-disordered breathing and its treatment on children with primary nocturnal enuresis.
Waleed FE, Samia AF, Samar MF
Swiss Med Wkly 2011;141:w13216. Epub 2011 Jul 1 doi: 10.4414/smw.2011.13216. PMID: 21720969
Resolution of diurnal incontinence and nocturnal enuresis after adenotonsillectomy in children.
Firoozi F, Batniji R, Aslan AR, Longhurst PA, Kogan BA
J Urol 2006 May;175(5):1885-8; discussion 1888. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00935-3. PMID: 16600788
The effect of oxybutynin treatment on cognition in children with diurnal incontinence.
Sommer BR, O'Hara R, Askari N, Kraemer HC, Kennedy WA 2nd
J Urol 2005 Jun;173(6):2125-7. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000157685.83573.79. PMID: 15879864
Bladder function impairment in aquaporin-2 defective nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Shalev H, Romanovsky I, Knoers NV, Lupa S, Landau D
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004 Mar;19(3):608-13. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfg574. PMID: 14767016

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