Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a leading disorder of the elderly male population, is the nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland. It involves an increase in cell numbers in both the epithelial and stromal elements within the periurethal transition zone of the prostate (1). BPH prevalence increases with age affecting around 80% by the age of 80 years causing considerable voiding dysf...

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) affect 50% to 90% of men aged 50 years or older. Primary care physicians should be knowledgeable about the diagnosis and management of this condition. The authors performed detailed PubMed searches using the terms lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostatic hyperplasia, benign prostatic enlargement, and overactive bladder. The authors then reviewed the rel...

PURPOSE To report early results following prostatic artery embolization (PAE) and compare outcomes between nonspherical polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles and microspheres to treat lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS PAE was performed in nine patients (mean age: 78.1 years) with symptomatic BPH. Embolization was performed using nonspherical PV...

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of photoselective vaporization of prostate (PVP) using a 100W potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser in comparison to transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) in patients of benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). Materials and Methods: Between Jan 2014 and December 2015, 121 patients satisfying the eligibility criteria underwent surgery 62 PVP (Gr...

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) encompasses a wide range of extrapancreatic manifestations. Albeit some are relatively well known, others such as autoimmune prostatitis remain poorly described. We present a 61-year-old Latin-American male with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), normal prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, and prostate enlargemen...

Current theraputic options for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are reviewed. Therapeutic options for mild lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), as defined by the American Urological Association, are generally treated medically. Moderate to severe LUTS can be treated medically or with surgical therapy. Current medical and surgical treatments for LUTS secondary to B...

A duplicated collecting system is a common congenital anomaly of the urinary tract. However, late symptomatic presentation in adulthood uncommon. We report first case left heminephrectomy, ureterectomy and radical prostatectomy using da Vinci SP (single port) surgical 64-year-old patient with localized prostate cancer ectopic ureteral insertion into prostatic urethra. The procedure was complete...