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To evaluate the safety and efficacy of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate in patients with small to moderate size prostate.We retrospectively reviewed the data of 224 patients with a preoperative prostate size ≤60 cm 3 , who had undergone holmium laser enucleation of the prostate at our institution from March 1998 to February 2005. The patient characteristics, indications for surgery,...
To assess the predictors of acute urinary retention (AUR) and/or surgery related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in 3514 men complaining of lower urinary tract symptoms and treated for 6 months with the selective alpha 1 -blocker alfuzosin at 10 mg once daily. The impact of baseline (age, prior AUR, prostate-specific antigen tertiles, lower urinary tract symptoms severity, and bother...
Objectives. To determine patient views about the Shared Decision-Making Program (SDP), an interactive videodisk program designed to inform patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) about their condition and treatment options and to determine its impact on perceived knowledge and treatment preference. Methods. Six hundred seventy-eight patients with symptomatic BPH from eight Canadian centers...
Objectives. The purpose of this open-label study extension was to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of finasteride in the treatment of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Methods. A Phase III North American BPH trial originally enrolled 895 men, 297 of whom were randomized to receive finasteride 5 mg. An enlarged prostate gland by digital rectal examination, symptoms of urinary obstruction,...
Objectives. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important cause of organic impotence. It is estimated that 35% to 75% of diabetic pateitns are impotent. In the present study we investigated the effect of experimentally induced diabetes (streptozocin 60 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, for 9 weeks) on sexual behavior and compared it to the apomorphine (APO) bioassay test.Methods. Libido, genital reflex excitability,...
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