Aquablation Effective for BPH Despite Large Prostates
Men with larger vs smaller prostate gland sizes treated with Aquablation experienced similar improvement in International Prostate Symptom Score.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Risk for T2DM Increased With Use of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors
Increased risk seen among men using dutasteride, finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia
BPH Prostatic Artery Embolization Facilitated With MR Angiography
Improved visualization of prostatic arteries shortens procedure time and decreases radiation exposure, new findings suggest.
Aquablation, TURP Outcomes Similar at 1 Year
Randomized trial reveals no significant difference between Aquablation and TURP in improvements in lower urinary tract symptoms, peak urinary flow, and post-void residual volume.
Seminal Vesicle Problems May Be a PAE Complication
Seminal vesicle abnormalities may beamong the complications of prostaticartery embolization (PAE), according toa new report published in BMC Urology. In a review of 139 patients whounderwent PAE for benign prostatehyperplasia,Jin Long Zhang, MD, ofNan Kai University in Tianjin, China, andcolleagues identified 9 (6.5%) who hadseminal vesicle abnormalities detectedby magnetic resonance imaging. Theabnormalities included subacute hemorrhagein…
Desmopressin Effectively Treats Nocturia in BPH
Nocturia improved 43% in patients receiving oral desmopressin alone and 64.3% in those receiving desmopressin and an alpha-blocker.
Most Transient SUI After HoLEP Resolves Within 6 Weeks
Of patients who had transient stress urinary incontinence after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, 88.6% experienced resolution of the incontinence within 6 weeks after the procedure.
Male Bladder Bacteria, LUTS Severity Linked
Lower urinary tract symptom severity in men is associated with detectable bacteria in urine obtained via catheter, new study suggests.
Aquablation Safe, Effective in LUTS Sufferers With Large Prostates
Significant improvements in symptoms, peak flow rate, and post-void residual volume observed in men with prostate volumes of 80 to 150 cc.
Study: Non-Bothering Nocturia Worth Treating
Over 12 weeks of treatment, the mean number of nocturia episodes decreased by 1.1 and 0.9 in men who were and were not bothered by their symptoms, a non-significant difference between groups.
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