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Abstract
Nocturnal enuresis is a multifactorial disease that single hypothesis is satisfactory in explaining all cases. It found in 1 - 5% of adolescents (10 - 15 years old).
This study was conducted on 50 primary enuretic adolescents (10 - 15 years old) taken from Menoufiya University hospitals outpatient clinics. All the cases were submitted to complete clinical examination and different investigative techniques as urine and stool analysis, plain X-ray for the urinary tract and spine, abdominal ultrasonography and urodynamic studies for evaluation of role in diagnosis of sphincteric or bladder dysfunction nocturnal enuresis in adolescents.
Daily bed-wetting was found in 74% of our cases and urinary symptoms in the form of frequency and urgency were found in 58% among them.
Urinary tract infection and spina bifida were detected 6% and 32% respectively in our cases and were statistically insignificant as etiologic factors in enuresis.
No obstructive uropathy on ultrasonic examination was detected in any of our cases.