Journal Reviews

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Cardiac failure and medical therapy for LUTS / BPH

11 August 2021 | | Functional Urology, Infection | 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, adrenergic alpha-antagonists, heart failure, lower urinary tract symptoms, prostatic hyperplasia

Alpha blockers (AB), 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARI) and combination therapy are widely prescribed for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) considered consequent to prostatic enlargement and are the mainstay of first-line therapy. This retrospective interrogation of a large population-based dataset of...

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Vitamin D and LUTS

14 April 2021 | | Functional Urology | dietary supplements, lower urinary tract symptoms, vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and vitamin D deficiency have been thought to be connected, but the association has been inconsistent. Vitamin D receptors have been identified in the bladder, prostate and pelvic floor muscles, and it has been linked...

Intermittent self-catheterisation

1 January 2016 | | Functional Urology, Infection | intermittent catheterisation, lower urinary tract symptoms, quality of life, urinary tract infection

Intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC) is used in everyday practice for bladder dysfunction. This study from Southampton, UK presents a Cochrane review of different catheter designs, user satisfaction and incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI), etc. The following factors were looked at:...

Prostate alpha-1 receptors: what is new?

1 March 2015 | | Functional Urology | benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), benign prostatic syndrome (BPS), contraction, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), smooth muscle, α1-adrenoceptor, α1-blocker

This article from the west of Germany will be of interest to many of us who use alpha-blockers for bladder outflow symptoms. The classic model of understanding of alpha receptors has been challenged recently. Further models have been identified, including...