INTRODUCTION Most surgical treatments for male lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia affect erectile and ejaculatory functions negatively, leading to patient dissatisfaction. AIM To determine whether water vapor thermal therapy, when conducted in a randomized controlled trial, would significantly improve lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperp...

Objective: To study the effects of intravitreal anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) therapy with Avastin for wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)-related symptoms. Methods: An exploratory trial was conducted from August 1, 2013 to February 1, 2014, that included 14 male patients previously diagnosed with BPH, who were aged between 59 and 69...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of tamsulosin treatment on erectile function in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). METHODS Seventy-five patients with LUTS received tamsulosin 0.2 mg once daily for 3 months. Subjective efficacy was assessed by International Prostatic Symptom Score (IPSS) for LUTS and International Index for Erectile Function 5 (IIEF5) for erectile dysfunction...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common benign prostate disease in elderly men, and its incidence increases with age associated lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The international score (IPSS) symptom used to assess LUTS even though other scores exist. This study aims evaluate of patients secondary BPH presenting urology clinic UPTH using IPSS review scoring systems. Materials ...

BACKGROUND Photoselective vaporization of the prostate is a technique that is widely used for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and has pronounced advantages compared to the traditional transurethral resection of the prostate. Following the recent introduction of end-firing lithium triborate lasers, we have created a new technique called photoselective vaporesection of the pro...

[Purpose] To investigate the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field with or without exercise therapy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty male patients aged 55-65 years with benign prostatic hyperplasia were invited to participate in this study. Patients were randomly assigned to Group A (n=20; patients who received pulsed electromagnetic field in addit...

We assessed the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in prostatic cancer patients and investigated the sensitivity and specificity of international prostate symptom score (IPSS) in the screening of these patients. A total number of 132 prostatic cancer patients as the case group who were confirmed by the pathologists and 101 noncancerous men as the control group, aged 50 or older, responded to a...

The purpose of this study is to identify significant immune-system related for symptom of patients with prostatic inflammation in order to investigate the etiology of prostatic inflammation which may relate to potentially chronic prostatitis (CP). We investigated the expression of immune system-related biomarkers such as Interleukin (IL) -6 (humoral immunity), CD-3 (T-lymphocyte), and CD-163 (m...

We assessed the relationship of American Urological Association (AUA) urinary symptom score and tumor stage in men treated for localized prostate cancer. Methods: Participants in our study were found through urology and radiation oncology clinics, and all eligible patients were asked to take part. All patients had been initially diagnosed on the basis of rising PSA or abnormal physical examinat...

PURPOSE Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy is the most useful technique for the diagnosis of prostate cancer; however, many patients describe the procedure as uncomfortable and painful. We investigated the effect of the patient's position on pain scales during TRUS-guided prostate biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between July 2012 and June 2013, a total of 128 consecutive patie...