Urinary Bladder, Overactive
"Urinary Bladder, Overactive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Symptom of overactive detrusor muscle of the URINARY BLADDER that contracts with abnormally high frequency and urgency. Overactive bladder is characterized by the frequent feeling of needing to urinate during the day, during the night, or both. URINARY INCONTINENCE may or may not be present.
| Descriptor ID |
D053201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.829.866 C13.351.968.829.813 C23.888.942.343.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Overactive Detrusor- Overactive Detrusor
- Detrusor, Overactive
- Overactive Detrusor Function
- Detrusor Function, Overactive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Bladder, Overactive" by people in Profiles.
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Chinese American Women's Overactive Bladder Care Experience: A Qualitative Study. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Jun 01; 32(6):735-744.
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Generalized Sensory Sensitivity in Patients With Urinary Urgency-A LURN II Urinary Urgency Phenotyping Study. J Urol. 2026 08; 216(2):250-257.
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Patients With Urinary Urgency Have Central Sensitization Symptoms-A LURN II Phenotyping Study. J Urol. 2026 07; 216(1):55-65.
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Association Between Urodynamic Findings and Urinary Retention After Onabotulinumtoxin A for Idiopathic Overactive Bladder. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Jun; 44(5):1022-1030.
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Expanded Physiological Testing of the Lower Urinary Tract in Asymptomatic Women and Those With Urgency Urinary Incontinence: Findings From the LURN-Organ Study. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Jun; 44(5):987-996.
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The AUA/SUFU guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic overactive bladder. Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Nov; 43(8):1742-1752.
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Structural Changes in Brain White Matter Tracts Associated With Overactive Bladder Revealed by Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Findings From a Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study. J Urol. 2024 08; 212(2):351-361.
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The AUA/SUFU Guideline on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Overactive Bladder. J Urol. 2024 07; 212(1):11-20.
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An observational, patient-reported outcome study of sleep quality and depression among individuals with overactive bladder syndrome. Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Feb; 43(2):437-448.
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The brain, gut, and bladder health nexus: A conceptual model linking stress and mental health disorders to overactive bladder in women. Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Feb; 43(2):424-436.