Allan Toguri¹, Jack Barkin²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.17, Suppl.1, pp. 26-34, 2010

Abstract The past decade has profoundly changed how physicians manage patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The concepts of symptom indices, symptom complexes, fl ow rates, prostate-specifi c antigen (PSA), prostate size and new medical approaches supported by new clinical studies, have provided family practitioners as well as specialists with evidence-based management algorithms to treat BPH. Men with BPH most often visit a physician due to their partner’s urging because of the many symptoms, with the most bothersome being nocturia. Today, primary care physicians are the gatekeepers for diagnosing and managing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) More >

Sangho Kim^∗,†, Peng Kai Ong^*, Paul C. Johnson^‡

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.6, No.2, pp. 83-92, 2009, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2009.006.083

Abstract Recently, we reported that collision efficiency (fraction of total collisions that result in the formation of aggregates) between red blood cells was an important factor in the formation of aggregates in postcapillary venules. In the present study, we focus on how high molecular weight dextran influences the overall radial migration trend of red blood cells in the postcapillary venule along a longitudinal distance of 50 μm from the bifurcation which would in turn affect collision behavior of these cells. A radial migration index, which defines the extent of radial migration of individual cells relative to the… More >

Thomas E. Ahlering, Kimberly S. Thayer, Dilshad Sumnani, Regina M. Hovey, Douglas W. Skarecky

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 1749-1753, 2003

Abstract Objective: A community-based study of 2119 men in Olmsted County reported that median peak urinary flow rates (PFR)s and voided volumes decrease steadily after age 40. We wanted to study how removal of the prostate via radical prostatectomy (RRP) would effect age-related reduction of PFRs and voided volumes.
Methods: One hundred men 1-9 years following RRP were evaluated for PFR, voided volume, post void residual, and AUA symptom score.
Results: Following removal of the prostate the mean PFR was 26.6 +/- 11 cc/sec and the mean voided volume was 345 +/- 174 cc. Analysis of PFR and voided… More >