Abstract
The pathomorphological background of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) appears to be simple and definite: the prostate increases in size and thus can form a mechanical obstruction to bladder outflow during voiding. The development of urodynamic methods for measuring and objectifying bladder voiding function was expected to provide a simple quantitative analysis of the pathophysiological function of prostatic obstruction. Urodynamics in combination with the established procedures of clinical examinations then should allow a precise and complete understanding of BPH. The typical clinical approach, based on considerable experience and a large quantity of data, is the identification of significant symptomatic, morphological, and functional entities and their pathophysiological correlation. In general this is supported by statistical methods as a control for empirical judgment.
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Schäfer, W. (1983). Detrusor as the Energy Source of Micturition. In: Hinman, F., Boyarsky, S. (eds) Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5476-8_43
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