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Ultrasonography of the Adult Male Urinary Tract for Urinary Functional Testing
Published on: August 14, 2019
Lower urinary tract symptoms, prostate volume, uroflowmetry, residual urine volume and bladder wall thickness in
Levent Işikay1, K Turgay Akgül, Bariş Nuhoğlu
1Department of Urology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Aim:
To evaluate the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) severity and bladder wall thickness (BWT).
Materials And Methods:
The study included 155 patients referred to outpatient clinics for LUTS. Patients were divided into three groups due to their IPSS. Group A included the patients with mild symptoms, group B included patients with moderate symptoms and group C included patients with severe symptoms. The patients were again divided into two groups due to their uroflowmetry results. Group 1 included the patients whose Q (max) 10 ml/s.
Results:
The mean BWT was 4.14 + 1.03 mm (from 3 to 9 mm). Although there was no difference between the IPSS groups in BWT (P = 0.325), it was statistically significant between uroflowmetry study groups (P < 0.01).
Conclusions:
BWT seems to be significantly increased in men who have Q (max) values smaller than 10 ml/s.
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