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Geriatric Urology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Geriatric Urology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Tomas Lindor Griebling

(2016)

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Abstract

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is devoted to Geriatric Urology.  Guest Editor Tomas L. Griebling, MD, MPH has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Non-Surgical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women; Outcomes of Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Older Women; Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Elderly Women; Underactive Bladder in Older Adults; Translational Research and Voiding Dysfunction in Older Adults; Functional Brain Imaging and Voiding Dysfunction in Older Adults; The Role of Urodynamics in Elderly Patients; Associations Between Voiding Symptoms and Sexual Health in Older Adults; Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults; Comorbidity and Surgical Risk in Older Urologic Patients; Small Renal Masses in Older Adults; Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men: Active Surveillance and Other Considerations; Late Onset Hypogonadism and Testosterone Replacement in Elderly Men; and Contemporary Chemotherapy for Urologic Malignancies in Geriatric Patients.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Geriatric Urology i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
EDITOR iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents vii
Preface: Urologic Issues in Geriatric Health Care\r vii
Nonsurgical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women \r vii
Outcomes of Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence in the Older Woman\r vii
Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Elderly Women\r vii
Underactive Bladder in Older Adults\r vii
Translational Research and Functional Changes in Voiding Function in Older Adults\r viii
Functional Brain Imaging and the Neural Basis for Voiding Dysfunction in Older Adults\r viii
The Role of Urodynamics in Elderly Patient\x0B viii
Associations Between Urinary Symptoms and Sexual Health in Older Adults\r viii
Surgical Risk and Comorbidity in Older Urologic Patients\r ix
Management of Small Renal Masses in the Older Adult\r ix
Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men: Screening, Active Surveillance, and Definitive Therapy\r ix
Late-Onset Hypogonadism and Testosterone Replacement in Older Men\r ix
Contemporary Systemic Therapy for Urologic Malignancies in Geriatric Patients\r x
Palliative Care of Urologic Patients at End of Life\r x
CLINICS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE\r xi
FORTHCOMING ISSUES xi
February 2016 xi
May 2016 xi
August 2016 xi
RECENT ISSUES xi
August 2015 xi
May 2015 xi
February 2015 xi
Preface: Urologic Issues in Geriatric Health Care \r xiii
Nonsurgical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women 471
Key points 471
INTRODUCTION 471
MANAGEMENT GOALS 472
CLINICAL EVALUATION 472
PHARMACOLOGIC THERAPIES 473
General Principles 473
Urgency Urinary Incontinence 473
Anticholinergic Agents 473
β3-Agonists 476
Estrogen 476
Other Medications 476
Stress Urinary Incontinence 476
NONPHARMACOLOGIC STRATEGIES 477
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training 477
Mechanical Devices 477
Catheters 478
SELF-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 478
General Principles 478
Voiding Hygiene 479
Smoking Cessation 479
Dietary Modifications 479
Caffeine 479
Fluid intake 479
Weight loss 479
Bowel habits 479
CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP 480
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 480
REFERENCES 480
Outcomes of Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence in the Older Woman 487
Key points 487
CRITICAL NEED FOR AGE-RELATED OUTCOMES 487
Introduction: Context for Understanding Age-Related Surgical Outcomes 487
PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS AND EVALUATION IN OLDER WOMEN 488
Pathophysiological Changes to the Lower Urinary Tract 488
Preoperative Evaluation of the Lower Urinary Tract 489
Preoperative Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient 489
SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES 491
Urethral Bulking Agents 491
Burch Colposuspension and Pubovaginal (Autologous Rectus Fascia) Sling 493
Midurethral Sling 493
AGE-RELATED SURGICAL OUTCOMES 494
Treatment Failure After Midurethral Sling 498
Postoperative Complications 498
Geriatric Postoperative Considerations 499
SUMMARY/NEED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION 500
REFERENCES 500
Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Elderly Women 507
Key points 507
INTRODUCTION 507
PATIENT EVALUATION 508
Patient History 508
Physical Examination 509
PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE TREATMENT OPTIONS 511
Nonpharmacologic Pelvic Organ Prolapse Treatment Options 511
Natural evolution of prolapse 511
Surgical Treatment Options (if Applicable) 514
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION 518
REFERENCES 518
Underactive Bladder in Older Adults 523
Key points 523
INTRODUCTION 523
RED FLAGS OF UNDERACTIVE BLADDER 524
CAUSES OF UNDERACTIVE BLADDER 525
EPIDEMIOLOGY 525
THE UNRECOGNIZED PROBLEM 526
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 526
PROGRESSION OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER TO UNDERACTIVE BLADDER 527
CLINICAL EVALUATION 527
EVALUATION OF UNDERACTIVE BLADDER 528
UNDERACTIVE BLADDER QUESTIONNAIRE 528
THERAPEUTIC DIRECTIONS 529
CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS 529
PROSTAGLANDIN E2 AND PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTORS 530
SACRAL NEUROMODULATION 530
STEM CELL THERAPY FOR UNDERACTIVE BLADDER 530
EDUCATION AND NEXT STEP 531
SUMMARY 531
REFERENCES 531
Translational Research and Functional Changes in Voiding Function in Older Adults 535
Key points 535
INTRODUCTION 536
FUNCTIONAL AGING-RELATED VOIDING CHANGES 536
The Overactive Bladder 536
Detrusor Underactivity 537
ANIMAL MODELS OF AGING-RELATED BLADDER DYSFUNCTION 537
In Vivo Studies of Bladder Function 537
In Vitro Studies of Bladder Function 538
Afferent nerves 538
Urothelium/lamina propria 539
Efferent transmission and smooth muscle 539
RISK FACTORS 540
Gender Differences 540
Atherosclerosis and Oxidative Stress 540
SUMMARY 542
REFERENCES 542
Functional Brain Imaging and the Neural Basis for Voiding Dysfunction in Older Adults 549
Key points 549
INTRODUCTION 550
BRAIN IMAGING OF BLADDER CONTROL 551
FUNCTIONAL MRI STUDIES IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS 555
CONNECTIVITY 557
EFFECT OF AGING ON BRAIN ACTIVATION AND CONNECTIVITY 557
SUMMARY 562
REFERENCES 562
The Role of Urodynamics in Elderly Patients 567
Key points 567
INTRODUCTION 567
POSITIONING 568
URODYNAMIC TESTING 568
Postvoid Residual 568
Uroflowmetry 569
Multichannel Urodynamics 569
Cystometry 569
Electromyography 571
Pressure Flow Studies 571
Videourodynamics 572
Abdominal Leak Point Pressure and Valsalva Leak Point Pressure 572
Detrusor Leak Point Pressure 573
Urethral Pressure Profile 573
LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS THAT ARE COMMON IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION 573
Stress Urinary Incontinence in Females 573
Overactive Bladder, Urgency Urinary Incontinence, and Mixed Urinary Incontinence 574
Nocturia 574
Neurogenic Bladder 574
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 575
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS 575
Parkinson Disease 575
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Accidents 576
Dementia 576
Spinal Stenosis/Disk Herniation 577
SUMMARY 577
REFERENCES 577
Associations Between Urinary Symptoms and Sexual Health in Older Adults 581
Key points 581
SEXUAL HEALTH AMONG OLDER ADULTS 581
PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION 582
THE MULTIFACTORIAL NATURE OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION 582
OVERALL HEALTH STATUS AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION 582
INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URINARY DISORDERS AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION 583
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN MEN 583
Data from Epidemiologic Studies 583
Men with Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy 585
Men with Overactive Bladder and Urgency Incontinence 586
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN WOMEN 586
Data from Epidemiologic Studies 586
Coital Incontinence in Women 587
Sexual Dysfunction and Incontinence After Treatment of Rectal Cancer in Women 587
Improvement of Sexual Function with Treatment of Urinary Symptoms 587
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS 588
REFERENCES 588
Surgical Risk and Comorbidity in Older Urologic Patients 591
Key points 591
INTRODUCTION 591
PREOPERATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE OLDER UROLOGIC PATIENT 592
FRAILTY: A SINGLE PREOPERATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT 592
SINGLE-ORGAN SYSTEMS: IMPORTANT RISK ASSESSMENT ADJUNCTS 596
CARDIAC ASSESSMENT 596
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT 596
PULMONARY ASSESSMENT 597
RENAL ASSESSMENT 597
POPULATION-BASED ASSESSMENT 597
WHAT THE UROLOGIST CAN DO 597
FUTURE DIRECTIONS 598
REFERENCES 598
Management of Small Renal Masses in the Older Adult 603
Key points 603
INTRODUCTION 603
EPIDEMIOLOGY 604
DIAGNOSIS 604
Renal Mass Biopsy 605
Evaluation of Comorbidity 605
Nomograms and Risk Assessment Tools 606
TREATMENT 607
Active Surveillance 607
Radical Nephrectomy 608
Partial Nephrectomy 608
Partial Nephrectomy Versus Radical Nephrectomy 608
Thermal Ablative Techniques 610
SUMMARY 610
MAJOR SUMMARY POINTS 611
REFERENCES 611
Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men 615
Key points 615
INTRODUCTION 615
SCREENING 616
LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER: MANAGEMENT OPTIONS 618
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE 618
PROSTATECTOMY 619
RADIOTHERAPY 620
ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY 621
CHEMOTHERAPY 623
SUMMARY 624
REFERENCES 624
Late-Onset Hypogonadism and Testosterone Replacement in Older Men 631
Key points 632
INTRODUCTION 632
DEMOGRAPHY 632
EVALUATION 632
PHARMACOLOGIC STRATEGIES 635
Intramuscular Injections 635
Transdermal Delivery 636
Buccal 636
Subdermal Implants 636
EFFECTS OF TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT 636
Bone Density 636
Body Composition and Muscle Strength 637
Mood and Quality of Life 637
Cognitive Function 637
Effects on Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes 637
RISK OF TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT 638
Cardiovascular Risk 638
Fertility 639
Prostate Cancer 639
Polycythemia 639
Other Potential Effects of Testosterone Replacement 640
MONITORING STRATEGIES 640
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION 641
REFERENCES 641
Contemporary Systemic Therapy for Urologic Malignancies in Geriatric Patients 645
Key points 645
INTRODUCTION 645
PROSTATE CANCER 646
Androgen Deprivation Therapy 646
Abiraterone Acetate and Enzalutamide 647
Chemotherapy 648
Sipuleucel-T 650
Radium-223 650
BLADDER CANCER 650
Concurrent Chemoradiation 650
Perioperative Chemotherapy 651
Metastatic Disease: Cisplatin-based First-line Therapy 652
Metastatic Disease: Cisplatin-ineligible or Second-line Therapy 653
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA 655
SUMMARY AND FUTURE 659
REFERENCES 659
Palliative Care of Urologic Patients at End of Life 667
Key points 667
INTRODUCTION 667
EPIDEMIOLOGY 668
TREATMENT PLANNING IN ADVANCED ILLNESS: PROGNOSTICATION 668
TREATMENT PLANNING IN ADVANCED ILLNESS: UNDERSTANDING ILLNESS TRAJECTORIES 668
TREATMENT PLANNING IN ADVANCED ILLNESS: DEFINING AND DISCUSSING GOALS OF CARE 668
TREATMENT PLANNING IN ADVANCED ILLNESS: TIMING OF PALLIATIVE CARE 670
SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT 671
Management Goals 671
General Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Urinary Tract Disease 671
Bone Pain/Spinal Cord Compression 671
Pelvic Pain 672
Delirium 672
Hematuria 672
Sudden Urinary Stoppage 673
Fistula 673
Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients near the End of Life 673
SYMPTOMS 674
Renal Colic and Flank Pain 674
Bladder Pain/Bladder Spasm 674
Polyuria 674
Infection 674
Change in Urine Appearance 674
Catheters 675
Sexual Intimacy at the End of Life 675
Caregiver Burden 676
Integrating Palliative Care into Urologic Practice 676
Professional Coping 676
SUMMARY 677
REFERENCES 677
Index 679