Male LUTS/BPH Made Easy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. History of LUTS/BPO and Evolution of Concepts and Terminology

   • Roman Sosnowski

   Pages 1-19

3. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of LUTS/BPO

   • Alberto Briganti, Giorgio Gandaglia

   Pages 21-31

4. Assessing LUTS/BPO: What Is the Evidence?

   • Cosimo De Nunzio, Riccardo Autorino

   Pages 33-53

5. Treatment Algorithms: When to Treat and Whom?

   • Nikesh Thiruchelvam

   Pages 55-66

6. Medical Treatment of LUTS/BPH

   • Giacomo Novara, Vincenzo Ficarra, Filiberto Zattoni

   Pages 67-87

7. Open Prostatectomy and Standard Endosurgery

   • Riccardo Autorino, Cosimo De Nunzio

   Pages 89-105

8. Surgical Treatment: Lasers and Techniques

   • Sascha A. Ahyai, Andreas Becker, Malte Rieken, Alexander Bachmann

   Pages 107-127

9. Emerging Treatments in BPH

   • Roman Sosnowski, Nikesh Thiruchelvam

   Pages 129-144

10. Managing the Complex/Difficult Cases

    • Sascha A. Ahyai, Kathrin Simonis

    Pages 145-158

11. Back Matter

    Pages 159-164

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​   Benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) is one of the most common diseases in older men and it is caused by an histopathological condition called “benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Clinical manifestations of BPH include symptoms, signs and sequelae of bladder outlet obstruction caused by the enlarged prostate. Although no longer life-threatening, the prevalence of moderate-to-severe urinary symptoms in the community is high, increasing from 22% among men aging 50-59 years to 45% among those in the seventh decade of life. Male LUTS/BPH Made Easy is a full-color comprehensive reference on the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE). Aimed at urologists in residence and training, Male LUTS/BPH Made Easy, updates the reader on the most current treatments and assists in clinical decision making based on the latest evidence.    

• Benign prostatic enlargement
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Prostate
• Urinary tract

• Department of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom

  Christopher R. Chapple

• Department of Urology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

  Andrea Tubaro

Christopher R. Chapple BSc MD FRCS (Urol) Professor Consultant Urological Surgeon Urology Research Department The Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield United Kingdom C.R.Chapple@sheffield.ac.uk Andrea Tubaro MD Department of Urology 2nd School of Medicine 'La Sapienza' University Sant'Andrea Hospital Rome Italy andrea.tubaro@tin.it

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