[Clinical evaluation of Cernilton on benign prostatic hyperplasia]

Twenty-two patients whose average age was 67 years and who had benign prostatic hyperplasia of stage I and II were treated with Cernilton for more than 4 weeks. Subjective symptoms were excellently improved and the improvement rate was over 85% in all of the evaluated symptoms of dysuria. In the overall evaluation, 18 out of 22 patients were rated as moderately improved or better, 2 were slightly improved and 2 remained unaltered. Aggravation of the symptoms was found in none of the patients. Objective findings such as residual urine volume and urinary flow rate were improved in 3 patients, although the shrinkage of the prostate was not observed on rectal palpation, retrograde urethro cystography or transrectal ultrasonography. No adverse reaction was observed during Cernilton therapy. In conclusion, it is suggested that Cernilton may be effective and safe for the conservative treatment of patients with early stage prostatic hyperplasia of non-surgical indication.