Bounded Integer Modeling of Symptom Scales Specific to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE • To review the evidence in support of the effectiveness of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS • Relevant studies were identified by performing a literature search using MEDLINE® and The Cochrane Library®. The criteria used during the search included randomized, placebo-controlled trials of trea...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms: research priorities.

Department of Urology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University ‘‘La Sapienza,’’ Rome, Italy; Department of Urology, University Medical Centre HamburgEppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Urology Clinic, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Universitätsspital Basel, Urologische Klinik, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Urology, University Hospital of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; Department of Urology, Vita-Sa...

New medical treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia and future perspectives

BACKGROUND Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in men are a common clinical problem in urology and have been historically strictly linked to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which may lead to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). New molecules have been approved and have entered the urologists' armamentarium, targeting new signaling pathways and tackling specific aspects of LUTS. Objective of th...

Efficacy and safety of tadalafil monotherapy for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tadalafil monotherapy for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). METHODS A comprehensive search was done to identify randomized controlled trials comparing the efficacy and safety of tadalafil for LUTS/BPH with placebos. Meta-analytical techniques were applied to evaluate the differences in the study ...