AUA Guidelines and Their Impact on the Management of BPH: An Update

In 1994, the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Guidelines Panel published recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of BPH. However, numerous clinical studies occurring after 1994 led to the development of new medical and surgical therapies. Therefore, the American Urological Association published a more relevant set of guidelines in 2003 detailing this new information. Reviewing BPH literature from before and after 1994, along with unpublished data, led to the publication of new guidelines that reported minimally modified diagnosis methods as well as the updated treatment options for patients with modest to severe and bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms associated with BPH.