Open AccessCorrelation of Prostate Gland Size and Uroflowmetry in Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Author(s) -
Deepak Sundaram,
P Sankaran,
Gunapriya Raghunath,
S. Vijayalakshmi,
J Vijayakumar,
Yuvaraj Maria Francis,
M Kumaresan,
Zareena Begum
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26651.9835
Subject(s) - lower urinary tract symptoms , medicine , urology , prostate , hyperplasia , prostate gland , bladder outlet obstruction , gynecology , cancer
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a common entity among men over 40 years of age with significant disability. It is a condition that occurs when the enlarged prostate gland compresses the urethra leading to Bladder Outlet Obstruction (BOO).