Purpose: Surgical therapies for symptomatic bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are many, and vary from minimally invasive office based to high …

Purpose: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a histologic diagnosis describing
proliferation of smooth muscle and epithelial cells within the prostatic transition zone. The …

Introduction In the development of terminology of the lower urinary tract, due to its increasing
complexity, the terminology for male lower urinary tract and pelvic floor symptoms and …

Introduction and hypothesis The COVID-19 pandemic and the desire to “flatten the curve” of
transmission have significantly affected the way providers care for patients. Female Pelvic …

Acute kidney injury secondary to obstructive nephropathy is a frequent event that accounts
for 5 to 10% of all acute kidney injury cases and has a great impact on the morbidity and …

Urinary retention is the acute or chronic inability to voluntarily pass an adequate amount of
urine. The condition predominantly affects men. The most common causes are obstructive in …

Aims The terminology of obstetric pelvic floor disorders should be defined and reported as
part of a wider clinically oriented consensus. Methods This Report combines the input of …

The term “neurogenic bladder” describes lower urinary tract dysfunction that has occurred
likely as a result of a neurological injury or disease. 1 The International Continence Society …

Urinary retention is a common problem encountered in the emergency department. Acute
urinary retention (AUR) presents as a sudden inability to voluntarily void, and is typically …

Background Water vapor thermal therapy utilizes convectively delivered thermal energy to
target ablation of obstructive prostatic tissue. We report results of this thermal therapy for …