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International Prostate Symptom Score
Prostatic symptom scores are qualitative. Using them to quantify the degree of obstruction or evaluate therapy is questionable.2
References, footnotes and further reading
- Bosch JL, Hop WC, Kirkels WJ, Schroder FH. The International Prostate Symptom Score in a community-based sample of men between 55 and 74 years of age: prevalence and correlation of symptoms with age, prostate volume, flow rate and residual urine volume. Br J Urol. 1995 May; 75(5):622-30.
- Wadie BS, Ibrahim EH, de la Rosette JJ, Gomha MA, Ghoneim MA. The relationship of the International Prostate Symptom Score and objective parameters for diagnosing bladder outlet obstruction. Part I: when statistics fail. J Urol. 2001 Jan; 165(1):32-4.
- de La Rosette JJ, Alivizatos G, Madersbacher S, Perachino M, Thomas D, Desgrandchamps F, de Wildt M. EAU Guidelines on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). Eur Urol. 2001 Sep; 40(3):256-63.
- Hassler E, Krakau I, Haggarth L, Norlen L, Ekman P. Questioning questions about symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Fam Pract. 2001 Jun; 18(3):328-32.
- Eckhardt MD, van Venrooij GE, Boon TA. Symptoms and quality of life versus age, prostate volume, and urodynamic parameters in 565 strictly selected men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urology. 2001 Apr; 57(4):695-700.
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