Download or read book Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Current methods, outcomes, and controversies, An Issue of Urologic Clinics of North America, E-Book written by Kevin T. McVary and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benign prostatic hyperplasia and the resulting lower urinary tract symptoms is a major part of almost any urologist’s clinical practice. Due to the high prevalence of the disease in our aging population, new concepts and treatments are constantly entering the marketplace. Differences in patient preferences and desired outcomes require the practicing urologist to understand not only the pathophysiology of the disease but how specific treatments may be better suited for some patients and not others. This issue will address the current concepts and treatments available to urologists.