Prostatic anatomical parameters correlate with clinical characteristics suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Prostatic anatomical parameters correlate with clinical characteristics suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Asian J Androl. 2020 Sep 11;: Authors: Tian Y, Liu HM, Yang B, Yang XS, Sun ZL, Sun F, Luo GH, Xia SJ Abstract We conducted the present study to assess the correlation of the prostatic anatomical parameters, especially the ratio of peripheral zone thickness and transitional zone thickness, with clinical and uroflowmetry characteristics suggestive of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). A total of 468 consecutive patients with a detailed medical history were identified. All patients were evaluated by scoring subjective symptoms with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and quality of life (QoL). The prostatic anatomical parameters were measured using transrectal ultrasonography, and postvoid residual urine and maximum flow rate (Qmax) values were also determined. Pearson's correlation analysis revealed that both total prostate volume (TPV; r = 0.160, P < 0.001) and transitional zone volume (TZV; r = 0.104, P = 0.016) increased with patients' age; however, no correlations were observed of TPV, TZV, transitional zone index (TZI), and transitional zone thickness (TZT) with IPSS or QoL (all P >0.05). Peripheral to transitional zone index (PTI) was found negatively correlated with total IPSS (r = -0.113, P = 0.024), storage IPSS (r = -0.103, P = 0.041), and voiding IPSS (r = -0.123, P = 0.014). As regards the u...
Source: Asian Journal of Andrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Asian J Androl Source Type: research