Effects of obesity surgery (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy technique) on lower urinary tract symptoms, depression and quality of life of males: Prospective study

Purpose: Technically, obesity weakens the pelvic base muscles by causing an increase in the intraabdominal pressure and intravesical pressure due to increasing fat and it triggers the occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms. However it is believed that weight loss will cause recovery of these sym...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fatih Uruç, Serkan Akan, Bekir Aras, Çaglar Yıldırım, Aytaç Sahin, Ozgur Haki Yuksel, Mehmet Timuçin Aydın, Ayhan Verit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/5933