Acupuncture Reflexotherapy in the Treatment of Sensory Urgency That Persists after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: A Preliminary Report

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-62

  Ricci, Luigi ^a   Minardi, Daniele ^b   Romoli, Marco ^c   Galosi, Andrea B ^b   Muzzonigro, Giovanni ^b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c Cochrane Collab Complementary Med ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupuncture reflexotherapy; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Sensory urgency; Transurethral resection

Indexed keywords

OXYBUTYNIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MAXIMUM FLOW RATE; MICTURITION; NOCTURNAL MICTURITION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY URGENCY; SYMPTOM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA DISEASE; URINARY URGENCY; URINE FLOW RATE; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; AGED; DRUG COSTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MANDELIC ACIDS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; REFLEXOTHERAPY; SENSATION DISORDERS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0347651367     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10105     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Abrams P. 1994. In support of pressure-flow studies for evaluating men with lower urinary tract symptoms. Urology 44:153-5.
2. Barry MJ, Fowler FJ, O'Leary MP. 1992. The American Urological Association Symptom Index for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. J Urol 148:1549-57.
3. Blaivas JG. 1988. Pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Urology 32:5-11.
4. Blaivas JG. 1998. Bladder outlet obstruction in men. In: Nitti VW, editor. Practical urodynamics. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co. p 156-71.
5. Chancelor MB, Blaivas JG, Kaplan SA. 1991. Bladder outlet obstruction versus impaired detrusor contractility: role of outflow. J Urol 145:810-2.
6. Donovan J, Naughton M, Gotoh M, Corcos J, Jackson S, Kelleher C, Lukacs B, Costa P. 1999. Symptoms and quality of life assessment. In: Abrams P, Khoury S, Wein A, editors. Incontinence. 1st International Consultation on Incontinence. Plymouth, UK. p 295-331.
7. Ernst M, Lee MHM. 1985. Sympathetic vasomotor changes induced by manual and electrical acupuncture of the Hoku point visualized by thermography. Pain 21:25-30.
8. Ezz el Din K, De Wildt MJAM, Rosier PFWM. 1996. The correlation between urodynamic and cystoscopic findings in elderly men with voiding complaints. J Urol 155:1018-22.
9. Oleson T, Kroening R, Bresler D. 1980. An experimental evaluation of auricular diagnosis: the somatotopic mapping of musculoskeletal pain at ear acupuncture points. Pain 8:217-20.
10. Ricci L. 1997. Anestesia con agopuntura nella resezione prostatica per via endoscopica con laser. G Ital Riflessot Agopunt 9:1-7.
11. Schacterie RS, Sullivan MP, Yalla SV. 1996. Combinations of maximum flow rate and American Urological Association symptom index that are more specific for identifying obstructive and non-obstructive prostatism. Neurourol Urodyn 15:459-72.
12. Sirls LT, Kirkemo AK, Jay J. 1996. Lack of correlation of the American Urological Association symptom 7 index with urodynamic bladder outlet obstruction. Neurourol Urodyn 15:447-57.
13. Trockman BA, Gerspach J, Dmochowski R. 1996. Primary bladder neck obstruction: urodynamic finding and treatment results in 36 men. J Urol 156:1418-20.
14. Van Ventrooij GEPM, Boon TA. 1996. The value of symptom score, quality of life score, maximal urinary flow rate, residual volume and prostate size for the diagnosis of obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia: a urodynamic analysis. J Urol 155:2014-18.
15. Witjes WPJ, De Wildt MJAM, Rosier PFWM. 1996. Variability of clinical and pressure-flow study variables after 6 months of watchful waiting in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic enlargement. J Urol 156:1026-34.
16. Wyman JF, Choi SC, Harkins SW, Wilson MS, Fantl AJ. 1988. The urinary diary in evaluation of incontinent women: a test-retest analysis. Obstet Gynecol 71:812-7.