Management of Bph

Part 1 The clinical presentation of BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia, aetiology and pathogenesis; the clinical problem posed by BPH - epidemiology; the economic consequences of BPH; the clinical presentation of BPH; pathology of BPH. Part 2 Diagnosis: the management of BPH as an overview to the subject; urodynamic diagnosis of BPH; symptomatic diagnosis of BPH, including the use of symptom scores. Part 3 Treatment: management of BPH - to treat or not to treat - watchful waiting. Part 4 Pharmacotherapy: alpha-blockade; hormonal therapy. Part 5 Minimally invasive therapy: minimally invasive surgery for BPH - an overview; stents; balloon dilatration; electro-magnetic wave therapy; laser therapy; high-intensity-focused ultrasound. Part 6 Surgery: open surgery; trans-urethral resection of the prostate; bladder neck incision and trans-urethral incision of the prostate. Part 7 Sharing care of the patient: pathology associated with BPH (chronic renal failure, chronic retention, acute retention, incidence of carcinoma); sexual function in association with BPH, including the influence of treatment; the role of the urologist; the role of the general practitioner; the role of the specialist nurse adviser; the shared care approach to BPH - is it really appropriate?