PURPOSE We documented the results of high energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated 116 patients following transurethral microwave thermotherapy according to symptom scores, transrectal ultrasound, free voiding and pressure-flow study parameters. RESULTS Significant improvement was noted in all objective...

The objectives of this study were to determine and compare the correlation of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) and prostate volume (PV) with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). This study was conducted in the department of urology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, between July 2009 to September 2010. Fifty benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients w...

PURPOSE We determined the differential diagnosis of concomitant pathological conditions in men with overactive bladder symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed an observational, descriptive study to elucidate the differential diagnosis in men with overactive bladder symptoms using a previously validated overactive bladder symptom questionnaire. All patients provided an extensive history, ...

Frequency volume charts and bladder diaries 10 2.4.1 Background information 10 2.4.2 Recommendations 10 2.5 Physical examination and digital-rectal examination (DRE) 10 2.5.1 Background information 10 2.5.2 DRE and prostate size evaluation 10 2.5.3 Recommendation 11 2.6 Urinalysis 11 2.6.1 Background information 11 2.6.2 Recommendation 11 2.7 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) 11 2.7.1 Background ...

The prostate is a complex organ composed of epithelial cells and fibromuscular stroma. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a true hyperplastic process, with an increase in the number of cells arising initially in the transition zone of the gland. Complex stromal– epithelial interactions lead to benign prostatic hyperplasia in 50 percent of men by the age of 50 years. This process requires testicula...

A prostate abscess is a rare clinical entity with an incidence of 0.2%-0.5% in males. No case reports exist Staphylococcus haemolyticus as etiologic bacterial agent. We report 59-year-old man past medical history poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and benign prostatic hyperplasia who was hospitalized due to urosepsis obstruction. discovered initially treated intravenous vancomycin ertapenem. C...

Polypoid mass in the prostatic urethra is uncommon, yet the disease entities are so heterogeneous that the spectrum ranges from congenital malformations, benign polyps, to various malignancies. Prostatic urethral polyp (PUP) is a rare benign overgrowth of prostatic parenchyma protruding into prostatic urethra, and correspondingly, prostatic ductal carcinoma is a rare carcinoma originated from t...

Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP), introduced in the late 1990s, is now considered a valuable alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) [1]. Although several studies conducted in Asia and North America have highlighted the expanding role of laser prostatectomy [2,3], specific epidemiological data in Europe are critically lacking. We describe the trends in the...