1. INITIAL TREATMENT OF NOCTURIA CAUSED BY NOCTURNAL POLYURIA WITH LOW-DOSE DESMOPRESSIN
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Keiichiro, Hayashi, Kohzo, Fuji, Madoka, Omizu, Aya, Hiramatsu, Shintaro, Koizumi, Eiji, Matsubara, Katsuyuki, Saito, Motoki, Yamagishi, Haruaki, Sasaki, Takashi, Fukagai, Kimiyasu, Ishikawa, and Yoshio, Ogawa
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Male ,Polyuria ,Urology ,Antidiuretic Agents ,Quality of Life ,Humans ,Deamino Arginine Vasopressin ,Nocturia - Abstract
(Objective) Nocturia, an important male lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS), is often difficult to treat. Herein, we report our experience of the initial treatment of nocturia with the novel drug desmopressin. (Subjects and methods) Subjects included 25 patients with LUTS treated with desmopressin who had the chief complaint of nocturia. Before treatment, the frequency of nocturnal urination (≥2) and nocturnal polyuria index (≥0.33) were confirmed based on the urination diary for ≥ 72 h. Before sleep, 25 or 50 mg desmopressin (Minirin
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- 2021