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Diagnosis and assessment of BPH: subjective parameters 

Diagnosis and assessment of BPH: subjective parameters
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Diagnosis and assessment of BPH: subjective parameters
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Herbert Leyh

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10.1093/med/9780199572779.003.0010
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date: 27 January 2021

• Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may be the result of BPH

• The symptoms of BPH can be divided in obstructive and irritative symptoms

• More important than a single determination of symptoms is the dynamic process of symptom changes

• The correlation between the extent of symptoms and the prostatic volume or the grade of obstruction is weak

• Symptom quantification with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) helps to determine the severity of the disease, detects symptom progression and documents response to therapy

• With the IPSS the impact of urinary symptoms on quality of life can also be evaluated.

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