Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
"Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Symptoms of disorders of the lower urinary tract including frequency, NOCTURIA; urgency, incomplete voiding, and URINARY INCONTINENCE. They are often associated with OVERACTIVE BLADDER; URINARY INCOMPETENCE; and INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Lower urinary tract symptoms in males were traditionally called PROSTATISM.
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D059411
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.942.343
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms" by people in Profiles.
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Seiden B, Ajay D, Cheung F, Clements M, Pietzak E. Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms during the Treatment for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Curr Urol Rep. 2025 Jan 06; 26(1):24.
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D'Arcy Q, Gharaee-Kermani M, Zhilin-Roth A, Macoska JA. The IL-4/IL-13 signaling axis promotes prostatic fibrosis. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0275064.
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Schober JP, Stensland KD, Moinzadeh A, Canes D, Mandeville J. Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate in men on active surveillance for prostate cancer with refractory lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to enlarged prostates. Prostate. 2023 01; 83(1):39-43.
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Sajan A, Mehta T, Desai P, Isaacson A, Bagla S. Minimally Invasive Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 04; 33(4):359-367.e8.
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Liu TT, Rodgers AC, Nicholson TM, Macoska JA, Marker PC, Vezina CM, Bjorling DE, Roldan-Alzate A, Hernando D, Lloyd GL, Hacker TA, Ricke WA. Ultrasonography of the Adult Male Urinary Tract for Urinary Functional Testing. J Vis Exp. 2019 08 14; (150).
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Macoska JA, Uchtmann KS, Leverson GE, McVary KT, Ricke WA. Prostate Transition Zone Fibrosis is Associated with Clinical Progression in the MTOPS Study. J Urol. 2019 12; 202(6):1240-1247.
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Macoska JA, Wang Z, Virta J, Zacharias N, Bjorling DE. Inhibition of the CXCL12/CXCR4 axis prevents periurethral collagen accumulation and lower urinary tract dysfunction in vivo. Prostate. 2019 05; 79(7):757-767.
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Hao L, Greer T, Page D, Shi Y, Vezina CM, Macoska JA, Marker PC, Bjorling DE, Bushman W, Ricke WA, Li L. In-Depth Characterization and Validation of Human Urine Metabolomes Reveal Novel Metabolic Signatures of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Sci Rep. 2016 08 09; 6:30869.
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Rodr?guez-Nieves JA, Patalano SC, Almanza D, Gharaee-Kermani M, Macoska JA. CXCL12/CXCR4 Axis Activation Mediates Prostate Myofibroblast Phenoconversion through Non-Canonical EGFR/MEK/ERK Signaling. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0159490.
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Mandeville J, Mourtzinos A. Surgical Management of Male Voiding Dysfunction. Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Jun; 96(3):491-501.