lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a constellation of symptoms including :

• poor stream despite straining
• hesitancy, frequency, and incomplete emptying of the bladder
• terminal dribbling (at the end of the urinary stream)
• nocturia

Although they are most frequently encountered in men with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) they are also found in older women . As such, causes include :

• benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
• bladder instability*
• decreased bladder compliance and capacity*
• urethral stricture*
• bladder neck contracture*

*apply to women too

Siehe auch:

• benigne Prostatahyperplasie
• Harnröhrenstriktur

und weiter:

• prostatomegaly