Mumtaz Rasool, Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Muhammad Waqas, Mudassar Saeed, Shafqat Ali Tabassum.
LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; Frequency in men aged 40 or above.
Professional Med J Jan ;23(11):1340-4.

Lower urinary tract symptoms are one of the commonest presentation in urology clinics. Lower Urinary tract symptoms include storage symptoms (frequency, urgency, urge incontinency and nocturia), voiding symptoms (hesitancy, dysuria, intermittency, poor stream of urine, terminal dribbling and residual urine sensation). Correct determination of prevalence of LUTS might help the health service provider to plan appropriate management strategies. So this study was designed to determine frequency of LUTS in men aged 40 or above. Study Design: Descriptive, cross sectional study. Period: January 2015 to December 2015. Setting: Urology Department of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Materials & Methods: Total 228 patients of 40-80 years of age with lower urinary tract symptoms were included. Patients with foleys in situ, previously operated for urinary tract disease, urinary tract stones and urinary bladder mass were excluded. These patients were assessed to determine frequency of lower urinary tract symptoms. Results: Mean age was 65.69 ± 7.91 years. Mean duration of disease was 5.36 ± 2.19 months. Frequency of LUTS was seen in 138 (60.53%) men with urgency in 22.81%, nocturia in 57.89%, frequency in 19.30%, poor stream in 15.79%, incomplete emptying of bladder in 33.33%, urge incontinence in 22.81%, terminal dribbling in 55.26% and hesitancy in 15.16% men. Conclusion: This study concluded that the frequency of lower urinary tract symptoms were urgency in 22.81%, nocturia in 57.89%, frequency in 19.30%, poor stream in 15.79%, incomplete emptying of bladder in 33.33%, urge incontinence in 22.81%, terminal dribbling in 55.26% and hesitancy in 15.16% patients of age ≥40 years with nocturia being the most common symptom and frequency of all symptoms increases with age.

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