Family Physician's Approach to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
1. Approach to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Males Dr Ho Siew Hong Consultant Urologist S H Ho Urology and Laparoscopy Centre Gleneagles Hospital
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5. Anatomy of BPH Normal BPH Prostate Bladder Urethra Hypertrophied detrusor muscle Obstructed urinary flow
6. Epidemiology of BPH: histological prevalence around the world Adapted from Roehrborn CG, McConnell JD. Etiology, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, and Natural History of BPH. In: Walsh P, editor. Campbell’s Urology. 8th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co. 2002. p. 1308 Prevalence (%) 100 80 60 40 20 0 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–89 Age (years) Average Linear average
7. Risk of AUR versus other diseases (60 year old male) 10-year cumulative risk (%) 20 15 10 5 0 AUR Hip fx Hip fx Diabetes Stroke MI (women) (men) Jacobsen S. Urology 2001;58(6A):5