Background: Lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive for benign prostatic obstruction (LUTS/BPO) are one of the most frequent diseases in men and can have a significant impact on quality of life. Instrumental therapies are common, and many patients seek minimally invasive treatment options.
Objective: Presentation and evidence-based evaluation of the minimally invasive therapy for benign prostatic syndrome.
Background: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) are one of the most common diagnoses in clinical practice. Bothersome LUTS impact considerably quality of life of men and may cause severe complications without treatment. According to the diagnostic assessment every patient should be treated with an adequate therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, in German guidelines: benign prostatic syndrome [BPS]) is considered the most common disease of the lower urinary tract in men and can have a tremendous impact on the quality-of-life of affected patients. Conservative and pharmacological therapy of this disease are of great importance, both in improving LUTS and reducing progression-related complications.
Objectives: Presentation of the conservative and pharmacological treatment options according to the current German S2e guideline on BPS.