1. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Suggestive of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Prevention or Retention? 
Tim Schneider 
European Urology Supplements 
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages (November 2008)
DOI: /j.eursup
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2. Fig. 1
Chronic inflammation in the prostate might be a predictor of acute urinary retention (AUR) in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Results from a substudy of 1198 patients from the Medical Therapy Of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) study [2].
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3. Fig. 2
Immediate surgery after acute urinary retention is associated with greater morbidity and mortality than elective surgery for lower urinary tract symptoms alone [7].
AUR=acute urinary retention; LUTS=lower urinary tract symptoms.
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4. Fig. 3
Opinions of 382 urologists participating in a Web-based survey on the management of a case of acute urinary retention.
TWOC=trial without catheter; α1-AR=α1-adrenoceptor.
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