Abstract
We appreciate the editorial comment accompanying our article, and we would like to take this opportunity to stress some of the issues that have been raised. Editorial CommentUrologyVol. 81Issue 5PreviewAlthough the relation between prostatic inflammation, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) pathogenesis, progression, and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) has been the subject of many studies (references 3-9, 19-21 in the present article), the effect of periurethral fibrosis on urethral function and LUTS has rarely been studied. The authors in the present article investigated the role of periurethral fibrosis secondary to chronic prostatic inflammation as a potential contributing factor to the etiology of LUTS. Full-Text PDF
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