Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia (Sep 2022)

Nocturia due to nocturnal polyuria (NP). A common disorder

  • Anastasios Athanasopoulos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.3.366
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 94, no. 3

Abstract

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To the Editor, Nocturia is a significantly underestimated medical problem that affects seriously patients' quality of life, work engagement, productivity, and overall life conditions per se. Nocturia is a common condition, proven to be the most bothersome for patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). People with two or more events of micturition per night have a significant increase in mortality rate and an increased risk of fall-related fractures if they visit the toilet two or more times per night [...].

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