Nocturnal polyuria in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and response to alpha-blocker therapy

Koseoglu H., Aslan G., Ozdemir I., ESEN A. A.

UROLOGY, cilt.67, sa.6, ss.1188-1192, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.12.018
  • Dergi Adı: UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1188-1192
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives. To determine the prevalence of nocturnal polyuria (NP, defined as a nocturnal urine fraction exceeding one third of the daily urine output in elderly men) in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and clinical responsiveness to alpha-blocker therapy.