PURPOSE We evaluated the correlation of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of detrusor instability with urodynamic findings in men. MATERIALS AND METHODS Enrolled in our prospective study were 160 consecutive neurologically intact men referred for urodynamic evaluation of persistent lower urinary tract symptoms. All patients had storage symptoms suggestive of detrusor instability. Patien...

PURPOSE We investigated the accuracy of analysis of detrusor contraction during micturition with a simple to use pressure-flow nomogram (linear passive urethral resistance relation). The computer derived maximum detrusor contraction parameter was used as a reference. The correlation with bladder emptying capability was used as a control. MATERIALS AND METHODS Advanced pressure-flow analysis w...

OBJECTIVES To determine the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) profile and factors affecting its degree of severity including cardiovascular risk profile, age, ethnicity, education level and prostate volume in a multiethnic Asian setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of 1021 men aged 40-79 years with no clinical evidence of prostate cancer, prostate surgery or 5...

OBJECTIVES To assess the occurrence of selected lower urinary tract symptoms in the population of patients with neurotic and personality disorders. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of occurrence, co-existence and severity of two selected lower urinary tract symptoms in 3,929 patients in a day hospital for neurotic disorders. The KO "O" symptom checklist was used to measure the study ...

background: diabetic patients are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (uti) than non-diabetics .this study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women in tehran. methods: this cross sectional study was designed to examine 511 non-pregnant type 2 diabetic women using consecutive sampling during september and march 200...

PURPOSE The reliability of the International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS) was tested in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and/or benign prostatic hyperplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 71 consecutive men with benign prostatic hyperplasia and/or lower urinary tract symptoms was asked to complete the I-PSS at baseline and 8 weeks later. At the second visit the physician also c...

OBJECTIVES The persistence of silodosin and the reasons for withdrawal from treatment of previously untreated Japanese patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH) were evaluated in real-life clinical practice. METHODS A total of 81 previously untreated Japanese patients diagnosed with LUTS/BPH were treated with silodosin monotherapy and pro...

OBJECTIVE A visual prostate symptom score (VPSS) compared with the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) for evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can be completed without physician assistance by a significantly larger proportion of men with limited education. We aimed to evaluate the correlation of the VPSS and IPSS with uroflowmetry parameters. METHODS Men with LUTS were r...