A retrospective review of new patients assessed for incontinence at The Cen
ter for Kidney and Bladder Problems in Children, The Children's Hospital, G
reenville, South Carolina, USA, was conducted to determine the causes of da
y and night wetting and the treatment outcomes. One hundred and twenty-seve
n new patients were assessed. Invasive, diagnostic studies were carried out
to establish a diagnosis and determine a treatment protocol in only 28% of
patients. Improvement was noted in 51% of patients.