Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Part 1—Diagnosis

Benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This article reviews the epidemiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), evaluation of patients with lower urinary tract symptomatology (LUTS), and management of patients with BPH and LUTS. The evaluation includes history and physical examination, laboratory testing, and specialized studies. The management includes medical and surgical options. Medical options include alpha-1-adrenergic rec...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Urinary obstruction as a result of benign prostatic disease has probably been recognized to some degree since the earl iest days of medicine. This association was probably f irst formalized by Riolan in the seventeenth century. In the mideighteenth century, Morgagni (248) provided one of the earl iest descriptions of BPH and enumerated many of the potential medical problems attendant to its dev...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph)

Comprehensive studies show that the holmium laser is ideal for treating BPH. Holmium laser treatments have been the most rigorously investigated BPH techniques. Over 90 articles have been published from 8 randomized clinical trials and over 30 case studies and comparative series. The American, European, British and Australasian urology associations recommend holmium laser for BPH treatment. Hol...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; Pic. 1) is characterized by increased size of the prostate leading to difficulties with passing the urine. The cells of prostate may increase in numbers (hyperplasia) or in size (hypertrophy) resulting in larger size of prostate. As result, prostatic nodules form in the transition zone of the prostate, which is the area where the prostate is surrounding the ur...