Abstract
Urinary elimination disorders, essentially represented by the onset of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), comprise one of the most relevant medical/surgical problems in the elderly patient, and have a negative effect on quality of life and considerable impact on different areas. However, many patients are not diagnosed because they do not seek medical advice for their problem, considering it a trivial disorder, inherently associated with ageing and for which there is no effective treatment. Due to the above, the singularity of the elderly patient must be referred to within their clinical, social and health context, since this is an age group that often presents with latent clinical symptoms, atypical disease presentations, polymedication and a significant comorbidity load. Only thus will it be possible to appropriately establish the limit between their clinical-pathological characteristics and the condition of biological ageing.
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