INTRODUCTION The treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) presents 2 options: medical or surgical, and there are doubts about what is the best treatment since 80% of patients who undergo surgery become asymptomatic and 10 to 40% of those under medical regimen undergo surgery within a 5 years period. It is difficult to assess the actual costs of treating BPH in Brazil due to several factor...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of botulinum A toxin in the treatment of detrusor sphincter dyssynergia in multiple sclerosis patients. METHODS This was a multicentre, placebo controlled, randomised, double blind study. Patients with chronic urinary retention were included if they had post-voiding residual urine volume between 100 and 500 ml. They re...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to determine whether administration of zolpidem, a nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic agent, at night would improve the nocturia unresponsive to alpha-blocker monotherapy in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). METHODS This was a prospective observational study comprised of 39 men aged 50 years and older. The study inclusion criteria were ...

In their paper on the intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS), Chang and Campbell raise awareness of an important clinical syndrome we have encountered on 2 separate occasions that proved challenging to complete safely; in hindsight, it was IFIS. In 1 case, we used Healon GV (Pfizer), which seemed to limit iris prolapse into the wound. We are interested to knowwhy the authors chose 1 to 2 we...

OBJECTIVE To provide a guide for medication to alleviate bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients after JJ ureteric stenting. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between June 2011 and June 2015, a prospective randomised placebo-controlled study was conducted on 200 consecutive cases of ureteric stones that required JJ stents. All patients had signed informed consent and JJ-stent placement ...