We present a case of primary prostatic lymphoma referring to a 57-year-old man, who was admitted with the symptom of bladder outlet obstruction, and had a history of urination difficulty for two years. The symptoms and signs were compatible with a diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). The pathology of the specimen obtained from transurethral prostatectomy showed B-cell lymphoma of mu...

Bladder outflow obstruction is a very common age-related clinical entity due to a variety of benign and malignant diseases of the prostate. Surgical treatment under general or regional anesthesia is not suitable for high-risk elderly patients who seek minimally invasive management. Unfortunately, for patients who are not fit for transurethral and/or laser prostatectomy, few treatment options re...

OBJECTIVE To determine the correlation of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) and bladder wall thickness (BWT) with clinical and urodynamic parameters, as well as their sensitivity and specificity with regard to bladder outlet obstruction in patients with a benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). MATERIALS AND METHODS 111 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and confirmed BPE completed ...

Urodynamic investigation becomes increasingly important in the diagnosis of bladder outflow obstruction in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. To date, different methods for evaluation of the pressure-flow relationship and quantification of the grade of obstruction are available. Models for pressure-flow analysis are briefly explained. The variability of the parameters is investigated b...

We report a case of symptomatic intraurethral prostatic cyst in a 42-yr-old man without clinical evidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The intraurethral cyst makes it unique from the all previously reported cases of prostatic cysts located medially within the prostate. Transurethral resection of the cyst with limited resection of the prostatic tissue at the base of the cyst was performed wi...

OBJECTIVE To compare a new index of voiding dysfunction (D) based purely on free uroflow vs. Abrams-Griffiths (A-G) number obtained from intubated flow, for classification of bladder outlet obstruction in men. PATIENTS AND METHODS Urodynamic tracings of 60 non-neurological patients (30 before transurethral resection of the prostate and of 30 men suspected of benign prostatic hyperplasia inclu...

AIM To compare the use of the suprapubic puncture method versus the transurethral method in pressure-flow studies in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. METHODS Twenty-three men with benign prostatic hyperplasia underwent both suprapubic and transurethral pressure-flow studies during a single session. Standard pressure-flow variables were recorded in all patients with both methods, en...

Whilst prostatectomy remains the "gold standard" for the treatment of outflow tract obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, medical treatment--if only for symptomatic relief--appears to be an attractive alternative. Most of the pharmacological agents in use block the hormonal or the sympathetic neurological pathways that influence prostate growth and function. All of these drugs are kn...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition affecting over 50% of men as they reach the 5th decade of their life [1]. While over half of these patients have symptoms, it is not clear why some of these men do while others do not. The article Solving the benign prostatic hyperplasia puzzle by Keong Tatt Foo [2], delves into the different conundrums urologists face when trying to trea...