Publications by authors named "P J Pommerville"
Introduction: We sought to understand the contemporary pharmacologic management of overactive bladder (OAB) in a single-payer system. We examined temporal trends in the use of anticholinergic medications and assessed whether the likelihood of patients changing their anticholinergic therapy was predicted by their current therapy.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective, population-based analysis of prescription records from the PharmaNet database in BC, Canada.
Purpose: Testosterone deficiency and prostate cancer have an increasing prevalence with age. However, because of the relationship between prostate cancer and androgen receptor activation, testosterone therapy among patients with known prostate cancer has been approached with caution.
Materials And Methods: We identified a cohort of 82 hypogonadal men with prostate cancer who were treated with testosterone therapy.
Scrotal elephantiasis is a condition rarely encountered in developed nations. It is endemic in tropical regions due to the presence of filariasis (Wucheria bancrofti). We report 2 cases of idiopathic scrotal elephantiasis in Canadian citizens with no history of travel to endemic filariasis regions, malignancy, surgery or radiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) has been shown to be an independent cardiovascular risk factor and a predisposing factor for metabolic syndrome. As general practitioners and cardiologists primarily care for these patients, we sought to assess their knowledge, beliefs and practice patterns with respect to TDS and cardiac health.
Methods: We distributed a questionnaire to all 20 cardiologists and a cohort of 128 family practitioners in Victoria, British Columbia.