Review of adolescent urinary tract infectionSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 5 - Trang 35-39 - 2007
Mark Horowitz, Jacob Cohen
The diagnosis and management of adolescent urinary tract infection (UTI) shares some of the clinical features seen in infections of the young and old. Whereas most infections in the young patient demand an extensive radiologic work-up, the teenager with a UTI is not so straightforward. The clinical must balance being too aggressive with being too conservative in the diagnosis and management of the...... hiện toàn bộ
The role of botulinum toxin a in the management of lower urinary tract symptomsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 117-122 - 2008
Al B. Barqawi, E. David Crawford
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common disease affecting men older than age 40. Although rarely life threatening, BPH may significantly affect quality of life. The mainstay nonsurgical therapy for BPH includes α-adrenergic blockade and/or 5-α-reductase inhibitors. However, current regimens require the daily administration of medication ...... hiện toàn bộ
Radical prostatectomy for the patient with locally advanced prostate cancerSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 1 - Trang 5-13 - 2003
John F. Ward, Horst Zincke
The proper management of patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the prostate has been contentious and too frequently based on antiquated misconceptions. Nonextirpative treatments, even when combined with neoadjuvant hormonal therapy, are inferior to the surgical removal of the prostate for controlling local progression and distant dissemination of the cancer. Radical prostatectomy combin...... hiện toàn bộ
What is the pathologist saying? Interpretation of the prostate pathology reportSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 141-147 - 2009
Omar Hameed
Management of patients presenting with elevated serum prostate-specific antigen levels, or those with previously diagnosed prostate carcinoma, is very much dependent on the pathology report on needle biopsy or radical prostatectomy specimens obtained from these patients. In contrast to a diagnosis of benignity or high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, a diagnosis of atypia on needle core ...... hiện toàn bộ
Prostatitis: Updates on diagnostic evaluationSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 5 - Trang 185-190 - 2007
Jason R. Rothman, William I. Jaffe
Prostatitis accounts for almost 2 million office visits to urologists and primary care physicians. The label “prostatitis” refers to a diverse constellation of symptoms and disease processes. The diagnosis and treatment of this disorder present numerous challenges for the physician, including a lack of abnormal findings on physical examination, laboratory tests, and radiographic images. In this ar...... hiện toàn bộ
Male chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Prevalence, risk factors, treatment patterns, and socioeconomic impactSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 81-85 - 2008
J. Quentin Clemens
Type III prostatitis (chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome) is the most common form of prostatitis, accounting for 8% to 15% of urology outpatient office visits. Symptoms, including pain in the perineum, suprapubic region, testicles, or tip of the penis, are often exacerbated by urination or ejaculation. Currently available therapies have limited effectiveness in alleviating these symp...... hiện toàn bộ
Acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/ chronic pelvic pain syndromeSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 2 - Trang 141-144 - 2004
Richard C. T. Chen, J. Curtis Nickel
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/ CPPS) is prevalent in urological practice and has a significant impact on quality of life. Standard therapies often fail to achieve sustainable amelioration of symptoms. This article attempts to show that neuromodulatory treatment in the form of electroacupuncture can be a minimally invasive and effective treatment for CP/CPPS that is refractor...... hiện toàn bộ
Acute urinary retention in men: The risks and outcomes with medical therapySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 121-128 - 2005
Timothy B. Hargreave, Alan S. McNeill
This paper is restricted to the discussion of the relatively modern disorder of sudden painful inability to urinate in older men. It was not a common medical problem until the 19th century when, in developed countries, male life expectancy increased to beyond 60 years; it remains an uncommon problem in those developing countries where male life expectancy remains low, particularly in some sub-Saha...... hiện toàn bộ