Lower urinary tract symptoms: initial management in men

Lower urinary tract symptoms - current management in older men.

BACKGROUND Lower urinary tract symptoms are a common problem in men and the incidence of these symptoms increases with age. OBJECTIVE This article provides an update on the evaluation and treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in older men. In particular, we describe current nomenclature, diagnosis, the International Prostate Symptom Score, and currently available medical and surgical trea...

The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men.

[Lower urinary tract symptoms in men].

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are frequently encountered in clinical practice, especially in older men. The main focus in the primary treatment of men with complaints of violation of urination should be paid to assessing their severity on the basis of IPSS questionnaire. It is important to identify the predominant symptoms that determine treatment. In the absence of absolute indications f...

Self-management for men with lower urinary tract symptoms.

Treatment for men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) has developed into a "cascade" that escalates from watchful waiting through medical treatment to surgery. Self-management can help men to adopt lifestyle and behavioral modifications that will avoid or delay an escalation in treatment and reduce symptoms. Although many of these interventions are advised to men with LUTS, it is usually i...

Medical management of lower urinary tract symptoms.

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common complaint among aging men and are often caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A number of medical treatments for LUTS/BPH exist, such as alpha-blockers, 5alpha-reductase inhibitors, anticholinergics, phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, and combination therapies. Agonist binding of the alpha(1A)-adrenergic receptor (AR), causing pr...