2024
Management of the refractory nocturnal enuresis patient to desmopressin in a pediatric population: Desmopressin + oxybutynin vs. desmopressin + imipramine
Shain S, Gitlin J, Pantazis A, Fine R, Horowitz M, Friedman S, Zelkovic P, Dyer L, Schlussel R, Freyle J, Fang A, Sommer J, Franco I. Management of the refractory nocturnal enuresis patient to desmopressin in a pediatric population: Desmopressin + oxybutynin vs. desmopressin + imipramine. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2024, 20: 603.e1-603.e8. PMID: 38871547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2024.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVancouver Symptom ScoreInternational Children's Continence SocietyWet nightsDesmopressin treatmentCombination therapyResponse rateIntent-to-treat response rateCombination therapy of desmopressinFirst-line medical therapyEfficacy of adjunctive therapyGroup IMPComplete response rateTreated with desmopressinCohort of patientsContinence successPrescribed desmopressinEnuresis patientsMedical therapyNighttime drynessChart reviewAdjunctive therapyConclusion A combinationDesmopressinOxybutyninPediatric population
2023
Is it time to reconsider how we document pediatric uroflow studies?: A study from the SPU Voiding Dysfunction task force
Van Batavia J, Pohl H, Farhat W, Chiang G, BaniHani A, Collett-Gardere T, Franco I. Is it time to reconsider how we document pediatric uroflow studies?: A study from the SPU Voiding Dysfunction task force. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 19: 546-554. PMID: 37302925, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Management and treatment of nocturnal enuresis—an updated standardization document from the International Children's Continence Society
Nevéus T, Fonseca E, Franco I, Kawauchi A, Kovacevic L, Nieuwhof-Leppink A, Raes A, Tekgül S, Yang S, Rittig S. Management and treatment of nocturnal enuresis—an updated standardization document from the International Children's Continence Society. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2020, 16: 10-19. PMID: 32278657, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2019.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Children's Continence SocietyInternational Children's Continence Society membersConcomitant sleep-disordered breathingFirst-line treatment modalitySleep-disordered breathingUrinary tract infectionTreatment of childrenNonmonosymptomatic enuresisAntidepressant treatmentDisordered breathingMonosymptomatic enuresisSleep apneaUrodynamic assessmentDaytime incontinenceAnticholinergic treatmentFirst-lineTract infectionsTreatment modalitiesAirway obstructionBlood testsActive therapyEvidence-based literatureEnuretic childrenEnuresis alarmComorbid conditions
2017
Imipramine for refractory daytime incontinence in the pediatric population
Franco I, Arlen AM, Collett-Gardere T, Zelkovic PF. Imipramine for refractory daytime incontinence in the pediatric population. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2017, 14: 58.e1-58.e5. PMID: 29100969, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDiurnal EnuresisDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansImipramineLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMaleQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUrinary IncontinenceUrodynamicsConceptsVancouver Symptom ScorePercutaneous tibial nerve stimulationTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulationInternational Children's Continence SocietyLower urinary tractSide effectsAlpha blockersDaytime incontinenceNerve stimulationTreatment responseParasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationNon-selective alpha blockersPartial response groupTreat response rateSubsequent clinic visitsTibial nerve stimulationElectrical nerve stimulationAdditional treatment modalitiesComplete treatment responseHalf of childrenYears of ageBowel programRefractory incontinenceUrology referralClinic visits
2008
Pediatric overactive bladder and lower urinary tract dysfunctions: diagnosis and treatment
Franco I. Pediatric overactive bladder and lower urinary tract dysfunctions: diagnosis and treatment. Pediatric Health 2008, 2: 189-203. DOI: 10.2217/17455111.2.2.189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOveractive bladder syndromeLower urinary tract dysfunctionUrinary tract dysfunctionTract dysfunctionBladder syndromeInternational Children's Continence SocietyHyperactive bladder syndromePediatric overactive bladderUrgency-frequency syndromeConstellation of symptomsEvidence-based studiesDetrusor hypertoniaLUT dysfunctionLUT symptomsUrge syndromeOAB symptomsStorage symptomsUrge incontinenceAdult patientsOveractive bladderBladder problemsFrequency syndromeSexual dysfunctionPediatric urologistsNew imaging modality