Cluster analysis of men undergoing surgery for BPH/LUTS reveals prominent roles of both bladder outlet obstruction and diminished bladder contractility.

Cluster analysis of men undergoing surgery for BPH/LUTS reveals prominent roles of both bladder outlet obstruction and diminished bladder contractility.

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in aging men are commonly attributed to bladder outlet obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) but BPH/LUTS often reflects a confluence of many factors. We performed a hierarchical cluster analysis using four objective patient characteristics (age, HTN...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrew J Schneider, Matthew Grimes, Will Lyon, Amanda Kemper, Sijian Wang, Wade Bushman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251721

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251721

Similar Items