ReviewTzu chi medical journal
Current consensus and controversy on the diagnosis of male lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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- The Role of the Aging Bladder in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Implications in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- The Kilogland: Giant prostatic hyperplasia with incidental prostate adenocarcinoma.Urology case reports · 2025Article
- Higher Levels of Serum Uric Acid Have a Significant Association with Lower Incidence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Healthy Korean Men.Metabolites · 2022Article
- Real-world data and treatment patterns of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia in Germany: an observational study using health insurance claims data.World journal of urology · 2021Observational
- Do the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Tests That Are Ordered in Clinical Practice Adhere to the Pertinent Guidelines?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Traditionally, male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) have been considered a synonym for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) because most male LUTS develops in aging men. Medical treatment should be the first-line treatment for BPH and surgical intervention should be performed when there are complications or LUTS refractory to medical treatment. Recent investigations have revealed that bladder dysfunction and bladder outlet dysfunction contribute equally to male LUTS. In the diagnosis of LUTS suggestive of BPH (LUTS/BPH), the following questions should be considered: Is there an obstruction? Are the LUTS caused by an enlarged prostate? What are the appropriate tools to diagnose an obstructive BPH? Should patients with LUTS be treated before bladder outlet obstruction is confirmed? This article discusses the current consensus and controversies in the diagnosis of LUTS/BPH.
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