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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Prostate Diseases
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for prostate diseases.
Reviewed March 2012
7 Resources Found
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| Title: | Conservative management for men with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The prostate is a male sex gland that surrounds the outlet of the bladder. Two main diseases of the prostate (cancer of the prostate, and benign (non cancerous) prostatic enlargement) can be treated by surgery but some men suffer leakage of urine (urina... |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Surgery for urinary incontinence due to presumed sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Urinary incontinence after prostatectomy for benign or malignant disease is a well known and often feared outcome. Although a small amount of incontinence may not cause a problem, larger degrees of incontinence can have a major impact on a man's quality... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Naftopidil for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) can cause bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms such as increased frequency, urgency, night-time urinations, straining and hesitancy. BPH is common in older males and its symptoms can affect quality of life. This rev... |
| Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Title: | Finasteride provides relief of symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Finasteride, when compared to placebo and active comparators, improves long-term urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Serenoa repens, an herbal medicine, provides no improvement in urinary symptoms and peak urine flow for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | An enlarged prostate gland, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can interfere with urination, increasing frequency and urge of urinating, or cause problems emptying the bladder. Surgery and drugs are often used to try to treat BPH. However, using herbal... |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Microwave thermotherapy is an effective treatment to relieve urinary symptoms and urinary flow problems caused by an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic hyperplasia). |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the enlargement of the prostate gland, is a common condition in older men that may lead to troublesome urinary symptoms, including increased frequency, urge and night time urination, as well as difficulty emptying the... |
| Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Title: | Laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) is a common problem for older men. LUTS can be both irritative (urgency, frequency, frequent nighttime urinations) and obstructive (weak stream, hesitanc... |
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