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ReviewResearch and reports in urology2025

Management and Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms: Current Insights.

Othmane Zekraoui, Naeem Bhojani, Kevin C Zorn, Dean Elterman, Bilal Chughtai

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Review in Research and reports in urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Othmane ZekraouiFaculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Naeem BhojaniFaculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2679-2635
Kevin C ZornBPH Canada Prostate Surgical Institute, Mont-Royal Surgical Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Dean EltermanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Bilal ChughtaiDepartment of Urology, Northwell Health, Plainview, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0515-2578

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common cause of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in aging men that can significantly impair their quality of life. This review provides updated insights into this condition's pathophysiology, diagnostic strategies, and the full spectrum of management approaches, including lifestyle changes, medical management, minimally invasive surgical therapies, and traditional surgical interventions. For each modality, we sought to provide an overview of the mechanism of action, efficacy, safety, as well as guideline-backed patient selection recommendations issued by three major BPH guidelines. With the various existing management strategies, the role of shared decision making is emphasized to align the therapeutic choices with symptom severity, prostate anatomy, comorbidities, but also with individual patient values. By summarizing the current and most updated literature on BPH management and treatment, our goal is to support evidence-based clinical decisions and improve care and outcomes for men suffering from BPH-related LUTS.

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lower urinary tract symptomsmaleprostatic hyperplasiaquality of life

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PMID41054556
PMCPMC12497387

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