Knowledge and Health Care Seeking Behaviors of Old Age Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia at Assiut University Urology Hospital, Egypt

[Care management of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia in Spain].

Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia at Mater Hospital, Nairobi.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of medical therapy in the management of patients with mild, moderate and severe symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Private urology clinic in Mater Hospital, Nairobi between 1995 and 2005. PATIENTS Six hundred and eighty patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy aged 50-80 years. RESULTS Two hundred and eighty (43.8%...

European Association of Urology GUIDELINES ON BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

Comparative analysis of resected prostate weight in diabetic and non-diabetic benign prostatic hyperplasia patients

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common benign tumor in men. The etiology of BPH is still unresolved and multiple systems are likely to be involved. The effects of diabetes on urinary system are a risk factor for BPH. We then assessed the effects of diabetes on the parameters related to BPH, especially weight and volume. Methods: This study was conducted on patients...

Early postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.

OBJECTIVE To describe early postoperative complications of prostatectomy. DESIGN A descriptive prospective study. SETTING Kenyatta National Hospital between 6th October 2003 and 21st June 2004. SUBJECTS Eighty five men undergoing prostatectomy for the relief of lower urinary tract obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. Procedures included suprapubic transvesical prostatectomy, r...