key articles
Effects of doxazosin on prostate, bladder and penile function
Monday, 16 July 2007 - Hypertension may impact pelvic arterial blood flow resulting in reduction of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) levels. Although doxazosin, an alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist, has been shown to improve erectile...
Authors: Yono et al
Combination therapy in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia - a review
Monday, 16 July 2007 - Trials of monotherapy with a-adrenergic-receptor antagonists (aARAs) and 5a-reductase inhibitors (5ARIs) have found that the former drug class is effective in managing benign prostatic hyperplasia...
Authors: McVary
Should patients with symptomatic BPH have a trial of medical therapy by their general practitioner prior to referral for urological assessment?
Friday, 13 July 2007 - The British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) has recently recommended guidelines for the management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) by general practitioners outlining the indications for...
Authors: McGuire et al
Open prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia: short-term outcome in 3000 consecutive patients
Tuesday, 10 July 2007 - Zargooshi reported (2007) the 16-year experience of open prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Patient charts were retrospectively reviewed from September 1988 to April 2004. A total of...
Authors: Zargooshi et al
Benign prostatic hyperplasia: when to 'watch and wait,' when and how to treat
Saturday, 7 July 2007 - Levy and Samraj (2007) discussed in a topical paper how patients should deal with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is a clinical diagnosis. While BPH is a common cause of lower urinary tract...
Authors: Levy et al
Impact on Sexual Function of Holmium Laser Enucleation Versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Results of a Prospective, 2- Center, Randomized Trial
TURP and HoLEP significantly lowered the IIEF orgasmic function domain with no differences between techniques
Journal of Urology Vol.175
Tolterodine and tamsulosin for treatment of men with lower urinary tract symptoms and overactive bladder:A randomized controlled trial
Patient perception of treatment benefit, bladder diary variables, International Prostate Symptom Scores, and safety and tolerability were assessed
Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 296
Tamsulosin in the management of patients in acute urinary retention from benign prostatic hyperplasia
Men catheterized for AUR can void more successfully after catheter removal if treated with tamsulosin, and are less likely to need recatheterization
BJU International Vol. 95
Impact of finasteride treatment on perioperative bleeding before transurethral resection of the prostate: A prospective randomized study
In this preliminary, randomized study, 35 men were pretreated for 3 months with finasteride or placebo
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Vol. 39
