Beyond prostate, beyond surgery and beyond urology: The "3Bs" of managing non-neurogenic male lower urinary tract symptoms

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), consisting storage, voiding and post-micturition symptoms, is a comprehensive definition involving symptoms that may occur due to several causes. Instead of simply focusing on the enlarged prostate, more attention has to be paid to the entire urinary tract as wel...

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Published inAsian Journal of Urology Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 169 - 173
Main Authors Song, Qixiang, Abrams, Paul, Sun, Yinghao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Second Military Medical University 01.04.2019
Elsevier
Subjects
Detrusor underactivity
Benign prostatic obstruction
Comorbidities
Detrusor overactivity
Prostate surgery
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Male
Lower urinary tract symptoms
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Summary:Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), consisting storage, voiding and post-micturition symptoms, is a comprehensive definition involving symptoms that may occur due to several causes. Instead of simply focusing on the enlarged prostate, more attention has to be paid to the entire urinary tract as well as multiple system comorbidities. Therefore, prostate surgery alone does not necessarily provide adequate management and cross-disciplinary collaborations are sometimes required. Based on current literature, this paper proposes the "3Bs" concept for managing non-neurogenic male LUTS, namely, "beyond prostate", "beyond surgery" and "beyond urology". The clinical application of the "3Bs" enables urologists to carry out integrated, individualized and precise medical care for each non-neurogenic male LUTS patient.
ISSN:2214-3882
2214-3890
DOI:10.1016/j.ajur.2017.11.002