Authors
Christian Gratzke, Alexander Bachmann, Aurelien Descazeaud, Marcus J Drake, Stephan Madersbacher, Charalampos Mamoulakis, Matthias Oelke, Kari AO Tikkinen, Stavros Gravas
Publication date
2015/6/1
Source
European urology
Volume
67
Issue
6
Pages
1099-1109
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Context
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) represent one of the most common clinical complaints in adult men and have multifactorial aetiology.
Objective
To develop European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on the assessment of men with non-neurogenic LUTS.
Evidence acquisition
A structured literature search on the assessment of non-neurogenic male LUTS was conducted. Articles with the highest available level of evidence were selected. The Delphi technique consensus approach was used to develop the recommendations.
Evidence synthesis
As a routine part of the initial assessment of male LUTS, a medical history must be taken, a validated symptom score questionnaire with quality-of-life question(s) should be completed, a physical examination including digital rectal examination should be performed, urinalysis must be ordered, post-void residual urine (PVR) should be measured, and …
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