key articles
Does benign prostatic hyperplasia originate from the peripheral zone of the prostate? A preliminary study
Friday, 21 December 2007 - Tang et al. (2007) compared the histological characteristics, cell proliferation, apoptosis and biological features in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in the peripheral (PZ) and transition zone (TZ)...
Authors: Tang et al.
A population-based study of urinary symptoms and incontinence: the Canadian Urinary Bladder Survey
Friday, 7 December 2007 - Herschorn et al. (2007) analyzed the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and urinary incontinence (UI) in Canada, using a cross-Canada telephone survey, as there is a wide discrepancy in...
Authors: Herschorn et al.
Aminocyclohexylsulfonamides for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia/lower urinary tract symptoms
Friday, 7 December 2007 - Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can be effectively treated by α1 adrenergic receptor antagonists, but these drugs also produce side effects that are related to...
Authors: Chiu et al.
Prostatic basal cells in the peripheral and transitional zones: Zonal variation in morphology and in immunophenotype
Monday, 3 December 2007 - Benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic adenocarcinoma exhibit prominent zonal predilections. Basal cells from the transitional zone and from the peripheral zone are postulated to have different...
Authors: Garcia et al.
Overlap of different urological symptom complexes in a racially and ethnically diverse, community-based population of men and women
Saturday, 17 November 2007 - Barry et al. (2007) defined the prevalence and overlap of symptom patterns traditionally associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, interstitial...
Authors: Barry et al.
The Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Registry and Patient Survey: study design, methods and patient baseline characteristics
Monday, 5 November 2007 - The Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Registry and Patient Survey: study design, methods and patient baseline characteristics
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a common in ageing men. Men with BPH might...
Authors: Roehrborn et al.
Effects of alfuzosin 10 mg once daily on sexual function in men treated for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tuesday, 23 October 2007 - Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is closely associated with sexual dysfunction in aging men. Rosen et al. (2007) evaluated the effects of extended-release alfuzosin HCl 10 mg once daily (q.d.) on...
Authors: Rosen et al.
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Prostatitis: Population Based Assessment Using Physician Assigned Diagnoses
Tuesday, 9 October 2007 - Previous studies to assess risk factors for prostatitis used patient self-reported data and, therefore, they were subject to recall bias. Clemens et al. (2007) used coded physician diagnoses to...
Authors: Clemens et al.
The effect of alpha-blocker and 5alpha-reductase inhibitor intake on sexual health in men with lower urinary tract symptoms
Tuesday, 18 September 2007 - The treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is changing from the reference standard transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) to less invasive...
Authors: Barqawi et al.
Nerve-Sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy in Patients Previously Submitted to Holmium Laser Enucleation
Wednesday, 12 September 2007 - Suardi et al. (2007) evaluated the feasibility and safety of nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy (NSRRP) for localised prostate cancer after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate...
Authors: Suardi et al.
