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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Main Authors: Qixiang Song, Paul Abrams, Yinghao Sun
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Urology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388217300899
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description 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. Keywords: Male, Lower urinary tract symptoms, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Benign prostatic obstruction, Detrusor overactivity, Detrusor underactivity, Prostate surgery, Comorbidities
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spelling doaj-art-8fb3d0906d584f3e9971d161fed0a3892025-08-20T01:55:42ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Urology2214-38822019-04-016216917310.1016/j.ajur.2017.11.002Beyond prostate, beyond surgery and beyond urology: The “3Bs” of managing non-neurogenic male lower urinary tract symptomsQixiang Song0Paul Abrams1Yinghao Sun2Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaBristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK; Corresponding authors.Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Corresponding authors.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. Keywords: Male, Lower urinary tract symptoms, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Benign prostatic obstruction, Detrusor overactivity, Detrusor underactivity, Prostate surgery, Comorbiditieshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388217300899
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title Beyond prostate, beyond surgery and beyond urology: The “3Bs” of managing non-neurogenic male lower urinary tract symptoms
title_full Beyond prostate, beyond surgery and beyond urology: The “3Bs” of managing non-neurogenic male lower urinary tract symptoms
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title_short Beyond prostate, beyond surgery and beyond urology: The “3Bs” of managing non-neurogenic male lower urinary tract symptoms
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