Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases associated with high glucose levels that cause systemic long-term damage, dysfunction, and failure of several tissues [2]. Among the consequences of this chronic hyperglycemic state, patients with DM suffer several urologic complications that involve endothelial and neural damage all along the genitourinary tract with significant economical and quality of life costs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Diabetes Textbook |
| Subtitle of host publication | Clinical Principles, Patient Management and Public Health Issues |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
| Pages | 863-871 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030118150 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030118143 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Bladder dysfunction
- Diabetic cystopathy
- Erectile dysfunction
- Urethral obstruction
- Urinary tract infection
- Urologic complications