ReviewAsian journal of urology2018
Non-invasive evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men.
Review in Asian journal of urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Clinical predictors of bladder outlet obstruction in men consulting for routine urological screening.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
- Urodynamic Study in Multiple System Atrophy: A Retrospective Observational Study.Brain & NeuroRehabilitation · 2023Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Young Men-Causes and Management.Current urology reports · 2022Review
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- Evaluation of non-invasive tests as diagnostic tools in assessment of bladder outlet obstruction severity in men with anterior urethral stricture.Central European journal of urology · 2021Article
- What is a disease? What is the disease clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?World journal of urology · 2019Review
- Current consensus and controversies on male LUTS/BPH (part two).Asian journal of urology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common in males over the age of 40 years old and are likely to increase with an aging population. Currently urodynamic studies are the gold standard to determine the aetiology of voiding dysfunction and LUTS. However, due to its invasive nature, a great number of non-invasive ultrasound based investigations have been developed to assess patients with symptomatic LUTS. The clinical application of non-invasive tests could potentially stratify patients who would require more invasive investigations and allow more precise patient directed treatment. A PubMed literature review was performed and we will discuss the non-invasive investigations that have been developed thus far, focusing on bladder wall and detrusor wall thickness (BWT & DWT), ultrasound estimated bladder weight (UEBW) and intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP).
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