PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of low-dose tamsulosin on sexual function in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 138 male LUTS patients aged more than 50 years with an International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) ≥8 were enrolled in this open-label, multicenter, prospecti...

Purpose. We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of tamsulosin, solifenacin, and combination of both in reducing double-J stent-related lower urinary symptoms. Materials and Methods. A total of 338 patients with double-J ureteral stenting were randomly divided, postoperatively, into 4 groups. In group I (n = 84), no treatment was given (control group), group II (n = 85) received tamsulosin 0....

BACKGROUND Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal diseases of hematopoietic cells. The International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) is the risk scale most employed in MDS. Cyclosporin A (CsA) has been used in the treatment of cytopenias in MDS. OBJECTIVE To evaluate hematologic response and identify response predictive factors in adults with MDS treated with CsA. MATERIAL AND METHODS ...

© Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Transl Androl Urol, 2015;4(S1) www.amepc.org/tau because no proper tool to evaluate PVD even though many patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) complained the PVD clinically. This study is to assess the correlation between PVD & ED in men with LUTS. Methods: From October 2014 to February 2015, one hundred twelve patients were ...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common benign prostate disease in elderly men, and its incidence increases with age associated lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The international score (IPSS) symptom used to assess LUTS even though other scores exist. This study aims evaluate of patients secondary BPH presenting urology clinic UPTH using IPSS review scoring systems. Materials ...

The social economy (SE) has emerged as an interesting alternative for dealing with problems. However, there are some concerns related to the abilities of these institutions regarding accountability. Thus, present work aimed determine if private solidarity (IPSS) prepared meet management requirements by increasing their In Portugal, IPSS organisations. Using exploratory focus, we conducted quali...

UNLABELLED Study Type - Symptom prevalence (cohort) Level of Evidence 2b. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? There have been few longitudinal community-based studies on LUTS suggestive of BPH. It is important to determine the natural history of LUTS suggestive of BPH among men in various countries because it is known that there are differences according to race. Although ...

Introduction This study aims to assess our first clinical experience with Aquablation in terms of perioperative and 1-year micturition outcomes, a focus on postoperative lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Materials methods From 10/2018 07/2021, patients referred center BPH-related LUTS, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) ≥10, maximum flow rate (Qmax) ≤12 ml/s, prostate volume &lt...

As creches e os jardins de infância recebem cada vez mais crianças com atrasos no seu desenvolvimento, ou problemáticas que evidenciam défices cognitivos, motores, sensoriais e/ou comportamentais. Essa realidade pode provocar nos Educadores Infância (EI) sentimentos incapacidade limitação na forma como devem intervir. Para tal, precisam trabalhar em colaboração a Intervenção Precoce (IPI), prin...