The effect of first dose of tamsulosin on flow rate and its predictive ability on the improvement of LUTS in men with BPH in the mid-term

Akin Y., Gulmez H., UÇAR M., YUCEL S.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.45, no.1, pp.45-51, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-012-0377-8
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.45-51
  • Keywords: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Lower urinary tract symptoms, Tamsulosin, Uroflowmetry, URINARY-TRACT SYMPTOMS, BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA, LONG-TERM, OPEN-LABEL, EFFICACY, HYPERTROPHY, MULTICENTER, MANAGEMENT, ALFUZOSIN, SAFETY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To investigate if effects of the first single dose of tamsulosin 0.4 mg on uroflowmetry parameters would predict treatment response at the third month.