OBJECTIVE A visual prostate symptom score (VPSS) compared with the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) for evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can be completed without physician assistance by a significantly larger proportion of men with limited education. We aimed to evaluate the correlation of the VPSS and IPSS with uroflowmetry parameters. METHODS Men with LUTS were r...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of the Valsalva maneuver (VM) during micturition on intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS IOP were measured before and during micturition in uroflowmetry testing by Tonopen-Avia (Reichert Inc., NY, USA) in 35 eyes of 35 patients with BPH. International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) questionnaire w...

The therapeutic effect of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSs) on the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not yet been demonstrated. In this study, we sought to assess whether treatment with iPSs retards progression of CKD when compared with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Untreated 5/6 nephrectomized rats were compared with CKD animals receiving BMSCs or iPSs. Renal fu...

The purposes of this study on prostate cancer are to demonstrate the time course of International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) after intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) combined with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and to examine the factor associated with the IPSS change. This study included 216 patients treated with IMRT between 2006 and 2010. Patients were evaluated in three gro...

We aimed to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in apparently healthy persons of both sexes using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and quality of life index (IPSS-QI) as related to aging. A total of 1,912 apparently healthy participants (1,052 women and 860 men) were enrolled in this study. They were informed as to the nature of the study and asked to fill out the IPSS q...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the early efficacy of the alpha(1A)-adrenoceptor selective drug, silodosin, for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia. METHODS A total of 68 patients with an International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) of >==8 and a Quality of Life (QOL) index of >==2 were included. Changes in the IPSS and QOL index were evaluated befor...

AIM to evaluate the test-retest reliability of the Indonesian version of OABSS and its correlation with other validated assessment tools for OAB. METHODS eligible patients aged 18 years with established OAB were instructed to complete 3-day micturition diaries and the OABSS, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and Patient Perception of Bladder Condition (PPBC) on two separate visits: ...

Given the extreme importance of improving accountability private social solidarity institutions (IPSS), both for reasons legal compliance and legitimacy notoriety among their stakeholders, in order to be accountable them maintain sustainability, this article aims present a framework designed under more comprehensive research project assessment IPSS accountability, as well preliminary results pi...

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...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the individual change of International prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) in each patient by temperature conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) was explored using the IPSS and OABSS questionnaires that were completed by 2.486 subjects (923 males and 1.563 female...