Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences

Study of sonological correlation with IPSS score in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients

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Article Type : Original Article

Author Details: Yunus Shah, Akanksha Chikhlikar, Prasad Bansod

Volume : 6

Issue : 3

Online ISSN : 2348-7682

Print ISSN : 2249-8176

Article First Page : 164

Article End Page : 166

Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases of the aging men with bother some lower urinary tract symptoms. We aimed to study the IPSS correlation with sonological grading, to study the quality of life of patients with prostatomegaly and to study the IPSS correlation with Residual Volume (sonologically). Age, IPSS, Quality of life, prostate size, and Post void residual volume were assessed.Symptom score were correlated with the sonological grading according to the prostate size and residual volume. We studied 102 men, above 45 years of age. 47.05% patients had an IPSS score in the moderate range 8-19. Majority (58.8%) of the patients were treated conservatively, with moderate symptom score and grade 2 prostatomegaly (31-50 cc).

Keywords: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, International Prostatic Symptom Score, Prostatomegaly, Prostate volume

Doi No:-10.18231