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Cheryl Guttman Krader is a contributor to Dermatology Times, Ophthalmology Times, and Urology Times.

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Urologists must differentiate between bladder outlet obstruction and pure OAB in male patients, according to Osvaldo F. Padron, MD.

How do gender differences affect incontinence management?

Minimally invasive surgical options took front and center in 2018 when the AUA published its revised guideline on the surgical management of male lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to BPH.

Minimally invasive treatments grab BPH spotlight

Convective radiofrequency water vapor thermal therapy (Rezum) can modestly improve symptoms of BPH, according to Daniel Mollengarden, MD.

Water vapor thermal Tx modestly improves BPH symptoms

Procedure safest when performed in <60 minutes.

TURP duration linked with complication rate

A recent study found that sacral neuromodulation monotherapy was efficacious as a third-line treatment.

 OAB patients continue medical therapy unnecessarily

Nocturia appears to be highly prevalent in the United States, with almost 30% of all women reporting significant nocturia, according to new data reported at the AUA annual meeting in San Francisco.

 Nearly 30% of U.S. women report nocturia

 Waking up at night to urinate is by far the most bothersome lower urinary tract symptom. 

 Data shift thinking on nocturia’s causes, treatment

"When analyzing efficacy of minimally invasive/surgical therapies for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to BPH, we appropriately focus on subjective criteria and objective criteria. While we discuss retreatment rates, we don’t measure failure of therapies by how many men restart LUTS/BPH medications," writes Steven A. Kaplan, MD.

BPH procedures and med use: Two sides of a coin

Tissue-eliminating procedures outperform tissue-necrosing procedures for reducing the need for medication in patients with benign prostatic enlargement, researchers say.

Which BPH procedures best reduce need for meds?

The therapeutic efficacy of sacral neuromodulation was not affected by non-head magnetic resonance imaging scans in a recent study.

Voiding Dysfunction