Models for studying benign prostatic hyperplasia

Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

OBJECTIVE To systematically review the existing evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of phytotherapeutic compounds used to treat men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). DESIGN Randomized trials were identified searching MEDLINE (1966--1997), EMBASE, Phytodok, the Cochrane Library, bibliographies of identified trials and review articles, and contact with relevant authors...

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.