title: Recent advances in the understanding of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
abstract: In this review, we have looked at three important areas in understanding male lower urinary tract symptoms. These are improvement in terminology, detrusor underactivity, and nocturia. Benign prostatic hyperplasia leading to bladder outlet obstruction has been covered in a previous review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Arman A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kahokehr
authors.affiliation: Head of School, Bay of Plenty Clinical School, Tauranga, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gilling
keywords: LUTS; detrusor underactivity; male lower urinary tract symptoms; nocturia