Clinical manifestations and indications for therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Effert, P.; Ackermann, R.
Der Urologe. Ausg. a 31(3): 135-141
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0340-2592 PMID: 1377430 Document Number: 391705
The high incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), together with the wide variability in its clinical manifestations and in the natural course of disease, requires a careful evaluation of the patient. Technical progress and continuing development of established methods means that a wide range of diagnostic procedures is available and an "objective" correlate of infravesical obstruction can be obtained. In addition to these objective criteria, the patient's subjective perception of the impact of the symptoms on his quality of life also affects the decision as to whether therapeutic intervention should be attempted and the degree of success that can be attained, as is becoming increasingly evident. The diagnostic methods availabe for the routine assessment of patients with BPH is reviewed, and their relative value as a basis for deciding on therapeutic intervention is analysed.