PURPOSE This study was conducted to perform a comparative analysis of the efficacy and safety of photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with a prostate volume greater than 60 cc. MATERIALS AND METHODS The clinical data of 249 men with symptomatic BPH who underwent PVP between January 2006 and June 2008 were retrospectively ...

PURPOSE To identify non-invasive clinical parameters to predict urodynamic bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using causal Bayesian networks (CBN). SUBJECTS AND METHODS From October 2004 to August 2013, 1,381 eligible BPH patients with complete data were selected for analysis. The following clinical variables were considered: age, total prosta...

BACKGROUND The medium-to-long-term use of antimuscarinics alone or in combination with an α-blocker in men with an enlarged prostate is still controversial. This double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of medium-to-long-term use of tolterodine extended release (ER) with or without tamsulosin in patients with benign prostate hyperp...

Introduction: Benign prostatic hyperplasia is considered a common disorder that occurs with advancing age inmales. The bladder outlet obstruction the main complaint associated this condition could be managedwith different endoscopic approaches traditional one transurethral resection and recently thetransurethral enucleation has emerged. This study aimed to compare between both techniques.Method...

PURPOSE To evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of the use of propiverine and terazosine combination in patients with LUTS and DO by a placebo controlled study. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred patients were enrolled in the study. They were randomized into two groups (each group consisted of 50 patients). Terazosine and placebo were administered to the patients in Group 1 and terazosin...

PURPOSE The definition of posttransobturator tape procedure (post-TOT) voiding dysfunction (VD) is inconsistent in the literature. In this study, we retrospectively investigated the risk factors for post-TOT VD by applying various definitions in one cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 449 patients were evaluated postoperatively. Acute urinary retention requiring catheterizati...

PURPOSE To compare several contemporary urodynamic criteria for diagnosing detrusor underactivity (DU) and estimate how well they coincide with each other. MATERIALS AND METHODS From our prospective urodynamic database we identified nonneurogenic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) patients older than 60 years between 2003 and 2014. Patients were reclassified based on four and three contempor...

OBJECTIVES To study after contractions in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), in the absence of neuropathy, and to verify whether it is associated with the severity of symptoms or certain filling and voiding variables. PATIENTS AND METHODS Of 380 patients with LUTS and who were assessed using urodynamic studies, we retrospectively analysed...

Abstract Background Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) is an uncommon entity in women. The incidence only 2.7–8% of women referred for voiding symptoms. It common to treat female urethral strictures by repeated dilatations with subsequent self-intermittent catheterisation, which often leads stricture recurrence. We aim review the technique and outcomes Dorsal vaginal graft Urethroplasty (DVGU) ma...