Effect of prostatitis on lower urinary tract symptoms: retrospective analysis of prostate biopsy tissue

Most patients, even some urologists, assume that prostate volume is the most important prognostic factor for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). In some cases, however, prostatic inflammation is a more important factor in LUTS than is prostate volume. For this reason, comparison of the impact on LU...

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Published in:Korean journal of urology 2012-02, Vol.53 (2), p.109-113
Main Authors: Chung, Jai Hyun, Yu, Ji Hyeong, Sung, Luck Hee, Noh, Chung Hee, Chung, Jae Yong
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Summary:Most patients, even some urologists, assume that prostate volume is the most important prognostic factor for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). In some cases, however, prostatic inflammation is a more important factor in LUTS than is prostate volume. For this reason, comparison of the impact on LUTS of inflammation and prostate volume is an attractive issue. From January 2000 to May 2009, 1,065 men aged between 47 and 91 years (who underwent transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy and transurethral prostatectomy) were retrospectively investigated. Components such as age, serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, prostate volume, and the presence of prostatitis were investigated through independent-sample t-tests, chi-square tests, and univariate and multivariate analyses. Chi-square tests between prostatitis, prostate volume, serum PSA, and severe LUTS showed that prostate volume (R=0.173; p=0.041) and prostatitis (R=0.148; p
ISSN:2005-6737
2005-6745
DOI:10.4111/kju.2012.53.2.109