OBJECTIVE To analyze the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and video-urodynamic characteristics of women with clinically unsuspected bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). METHODS From 1997 to 2010, a total of 1605 women with bothersome LUTS received video-urodynamic study in our unit. We reviewed the charts of 212 women diagnosed with BOO based on video-urodynamic criteria and 264 women without...

AIMS To analyze the predictors of therapeutic success after solifenacin treatment. METHODS Between January 2008 and December 2011, all patients with overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) who consecutively visited the urologic outpatient clinics of a medical center were prospectively enrolled. All enrolled patients received 5 mg solifenacin once a day for 12 weeks. RESULTS Overall, 648 patients,...

Purpose: We wanted to compare the treatment outcome, safety, efficacy and complications of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), interstitial laser coagulation (ILC), transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) and transurethral ethanol ablation of the prostate (TEAP) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Materials and Methods: In this prospective, randomized study, a tota...

PURPOSE To compare the efficacy and safety of Sulosin D (PACIFICPHARMA, Korea) and Harnal D (ASTELLAS PHARMA KOREA, Korea) in treating patients with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS This randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter non-inferiority study was conducted at four sites in Korea. We randomly assigned 123 patie...

INTRODUCTION Urethral stricture disease is still a major problem in men. Many procedures are available for the treatment of urethral strictures; urethral dilatation is one of the oldest. The blind dilatation of urethral strictures may be a difficult and potentially dangerous procedure. The purpose of this study was to describe safe urethral dilatation using amplatz renal dilator and to report o...

INTRODUCTION Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) still remains the most popular surgical treatment for patients with lower urinary tract symptoms. However, in some patients, the improvement of symptoms after TURP is insufficient. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of the resected prostate tissue weight (RPTW) on the improvement of symptoms (IPSS), quality of life (QoL), ...

The present study aimed to evaluate the method and clinical effects of transurethral dividing vaporesection of the prostate in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using the RevoIix 70 W 2-μm continuous wave (cw) laser. A total of 155 BPH patients were treated transurethrally under epidural or sacral anesthesia using the dividing vaporesection technique. Of these, 80 had a prost...

OBJECTIVE To determine the ability of bladder wall thickness (BWT) in combination with non-invasive variables to distinguish patients with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients completed the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire and prostate size was measured by transrectal ultrasonography (US). Pressure-flow studies were performed to determine th...

Background: Most laparoscopic enucleation of the prostate (LEP) procedures are performed via the extraperitoneal approach for large benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate volume >80 mL). Therefore, we evaluate the feasibility of LEP via the transperitoneal approach with a 2-year follow-up. Methods: LEP was performed on seven patients from December 2010 to July 2012. Surgery on all patients was ...

BACKGROUND Botulinum Toxin Type-A (BoNT/A) intraprostatic injection can induce prostatic involution and improve LUTS and urinary flow in patients with Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE). However, the duration of these effects is unknown. The objective of this work was to determine the duration of prostate volume reduction after one single intraprostatic injection of 200U of Botulinum Toxin Type...