The term lower tract urinary symptoms (LUTS) has been replacing the terms such as prostatism, symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and clinical BPH used in the evaluation of male patients with symptoms associated with the urinary system. Many health conditions including BPH, overactive bladder (OAB), nocturnal polyuria, urinary tract infections, distal ureteral calculi, and bladder tumors can cause LUTS. The symptoms covered by the commonly used term LUTS are categorized into three subgroups; those associated with storage, those associated with urination, and those seen after urination. Today the standard and most common medical treatment for BPH is the use α1- adrenergic receptor blockers. However, the search for alternative treatment modalities continues, especially for situations in which α1-adrenergic receptor blockers are considered as insufficient. With the relevant reports in the literature, this led to the use of antimuscarinic drugs together with the α1-adrenergic receptor blockers as a combination therapy to treat BPH. This paper reviews the effectiveness and safety of the use of antimuscarinic treatments in patients with BPH.
Subjects | Health Care Administration |
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Journal Section | REVİEW |
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Publication Date | April 30, 2016 |
Acceptance Date | March 20, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 21 Issue: 2 |
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