Urological aspects of diabetes

Abstract

Summary

Diabetes mellitus, which is a common metabolic disorder, classically presents with urological symptoms. In the assessment of patients referred to a urological service, complaining of urological symptoms including incontinence, diabetes may be overlooked in the search for other causes or contributory factors. Conversely, the diabetic patient presenting with such symptoms requires careful investigation if therapy is to have a rational basis.

Résumé

Le diabète sucré, un trouble du métabolisme rencontré couramment, présente habituellement des symptômes urologiques. Lors de l'examen des patients d'un service urologique souffrant de symptômes urologiques dont l'incontinence, il est possible, en recherchant d'autres causes ou facteurs ayant part au trouble, de perdre de vue le diabète. Toutefois, les patients souffrant de diabète et présentant de tels symptômes doivent ětre examinés avec soin afin de pouvoir mettre au point une thérapie ayant des bases rationnelles.

Zusammenfassung

Diabetes Mellitus, eine häufig vorkommende Stoffwechselstörung, erscheint in klassischer Form mit urologischen Symptomen. Bei der Beurteilung von Patienten, welche zur Urologie geschickt wurden und welche über urologische Symptome, wie z.B. Inkontinenz, klagen, mag Diabetes, in der Suche nach anderen Ursachen oder beitragenden Fakten, leicht übersehen werden. Hingegen, fordert der diabetische Patient, der mit solchen Symptomen auftritt, besonders sorgfältige Untersuchung, wenn seine Behandlung auf rationeller Basis erfolgen soll.

Key Words:

• Diabetes
• Bladder dysfunction
• Urodynamic studies
• Autonomic neuropathy

Additional information

Notes on contributors

J. T. Ireland

It is with great sadness that we have to inform the readership of the Journal that shortly after completing the final editorial work on this Special Issue, Professor Kalman Jacob Mann was seriously injured in a car accident and subsequently died.

Professor Mann was responsible for establishing the two Hadassah Hospitals and Community Health Centres in Jerusalem and for the past 20 years headed the Presidium of Yad Sarah, Israel's largest community based, volunteer operated organization which provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost home care services nation-wide.

We offer our condolences to his family and friends, and trust that this Special Issue stands as a testament to his work in the field.