INTRODUCTION Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are one of most frequent complaints among men over 50 years of age. They usually result from benign prostate hyperplasia, which often coexists with cancer. The aim of the present study is to evaluate prospectively the incidence of LUTS and their character in men subjected to prostate biopsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data of men who were subjected t...

OBJECTIVES The overall aims of this study were to investigate the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with neurological conditions and their prevalence and impact on a clinical sample of outpatients of a neurorehabilitation service. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the files of 132 patients treated in our neurorehabilitation service from December 2012 to December 2013. Patients we...

It should be borne in mind that lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and BPH are not synonymous. Prevailing European guidelines suggest that because BPH is so common in older men, it should not be looked on as the only possible pathology in patients presenting with LUTS. The doctor assessing a patient with LUTS should take an holistic view bearing in mind the full range of causes and the possibi...

Context: Pharmacological therapy for relieving lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH) has evolved during the past years. The possible benefits of combination therapies to prevent disease progression or to treat LUTS/BPH with concomitant overactive bladder (OAB) or erectile dysfunction (ED) are currently studied. Objectives: To review the evidence prov...

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are quite common in aging males and these affect the quality of life an individual. Among various etiologies LUTS, benign hyperplasia (BPH) has a high prevalence. The term Mutraghata stands for low urine output due to obstruction passage urine. Mutraghata, disease Mutravaha Srotas (urinary system) described Ayurveda, closely resembles with prostatic modern me...

VOLUME 93 NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2010 Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in men are commonly thought to be related to benign enlargement of the prostate, BPE, a term that replaces the term, BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), which is a pathologic diagnosis. However, LUTS is not exclusive to men, nor is it only related to BPE. More recently, the role of underlying overactive bladder (OAB) has been hig...

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...

word count: 171 Text word count: 1,909 Abstract Background: We sought to study the impact of type 2 diabetes on the prevalence and incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among men.Background: We sought to study the impact of type 2 diabetes on the prevalence and incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among men. Methods: This study used questionnaire and clinical data from tw...

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction increase with age. Several studies have identified a true association between these two disorders. Basic research studies have shown a significant decrease in the nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway with age that leads to decreased relaxation of the bladder wall and prostate and worsening LUTS. In this review article, ...

BACKGROUND Pelvic symptoms are distressing symptoms experienced by patients with Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA). The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), bowel and sexual symptoms in FRDA. METHODS Questionnaire scores measuring LUTS, bowel and sexual symptoms were analysed with descriptive statistics as a cohort and as subgroups (Early/Late-onse...