Tobias Bothmann
Alexianer St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, Klinik für Urologie, Große Hamburger
Title: LUTS – Individual Patients Pathway, a Personal Approach
Biography:
Dr. med. Tobias Bothmann has been Since November 2017 been Head of the Laser surgical department at Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin. Since July 2014 a partner urologic outpatient clinic, UroBerlin
Trained at:
Medical school, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, USA
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Inselspital Bern, Schweiz
Universitätsfrauenklinik der Charité, Berlin
Abstract:
A growing population leads to a growing incidence of LUTS and rising urological consultations. (1)
The following presentation is about our concept for the individual patient pathway concerning LUTS: our BPH toolbox.
Following the initial conservative and medical treatment options , nowadays we have a plethora of minimal invasive techniques to treat BPH. This needs careful reflections about the different options and which to offer your patient. (2)
We discuss our approach to the individual patient his expectations to therapy and the final decision making with respect to the BPH guidelines.