Extraordinary daytime only urinary frequency in childhood: Prevalence, diagnosis, and management

Childhood EDOUF is rather common and is generally associated with normal non-invasive urodynamic patterns. The PME allows verification of anamnestic data of EDOUF. The sole recommendation to postpone micturition for a maximum of 3 h or until the micturition postponement became stressful could be considered as a possible approach.Table. Clinical characteristics of the 106 patients with EDOUF.Age at EDOUF diagnosis, yr6.8 ± 2.3Female sex, no. (%)53 (50)SBP, SDS0.31 ± 0.7DBP, SDS0.17 ± 0.8Age at continence, yr2.3 ± 0.5Nocturia, no. (%)1 (0.9)Constipation, no. (%)19 (17.4)Urgency, no. (%)0 (0)Incontinence, no. (%)0 (0)EBC >80% at PME, no. (%)106 (100)Post-micturition bladder wall thickness >5 mm, no. (%)1 (0.9)Presence of post-void residual, no. (%)1 (0.9)aMaximum flow, mL/s19.34 ± 10.2Normal uroflowmetry, no. (%)106 (100)Normal urinalysis, no. (%)106 (100)Previous UTIs, %2 (1.9)bDaily micturitions, no.20.1 ± 7.2Mean daily voided volumes (% of the EBC)28.7 ± 9.2Data are given as means ± SDS, unless stated otherwise. DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EBC, expected bladder capacity; EDOUF, extraordinary daytime only urinary frequency; PME, postponing micturition exercise; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SDS, standard deviation score; UTI, urinary tract infection.aOnly one patient presented a post-void residual of 30 mL.bAll the UTIs were not febrile.