title: [The value of self-assessment in management of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia].
abstract: Since benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a very common and slowly progressive disease which requires surgical treatment in only one-third of those affected, surveillance of the condition on the basis of subjective symptoms is of considerable importance. For this reason, the WHO developed a prostate symptom score (WHO-PSS or I-PSS), which includes both irritative and obstructive symptoms, and which has become accepted all over the world. This score can be used both in investigative studies as a means of monitoring the efficacy of therapy, and as a very good instrument for patient management in the doctor's office.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics