ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The treatment was done on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients and BPH wth diabetes mellitus patients. Comparisons have been made before and after the treatment international prostatic symptom score (IPSS), quality of life index (QOL index), maximal flow rate (Qmax) and patient's satisfaction to find what kind of treatment results in the most effect and contentment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 361 cases were chosen as subjects who were able to follow up for more than 3 months following the treatment. This retrospective study comprised of two groups; one is a BPH patients group (A group: n=246) and the other is BPH with DM patients group (B group: n=115). Each group was treated with medical or surgical therapy. The IPSS, QOL index, Qmax and patient's satisfaction were analyzed and compared between the groups. RESULTS: After medical therapy in the A group, the IPSS reduced from 18.8+/-4.3 to 10.8+/-2.8, QOL index from 3.9+/-1.0 to 2.1+/-1.7 and Qmax improved from 9.7+/-1.6ml/sec to 12.8+/-1.9ml/sec. In B group, from 19.4+/-4.7 to 15.2+/-3.6, 4.8+/-1.0 to 3.1+/-0.9 and 8.6+/-0.9ml/sec to 10.9+/-0.5ml/sec respectively (p<0.05). After surgical therapy in the A group, the IPSS reduced from 21.9+/-6.1 to 8.2+/-5.4, QOL index from 4.1+/-1.2 to 1.8+/-0.8 and Qmax improved from 8.6+/-1.7ml/sec to 16.6+/-2.9ml/sec. In B group, from 24.7+/-7.2 to 10.3+/-5.7, 4.3+/-1.5 to 2.2+/-0.7 and 7.7+/-1.8ml/sec to 14.0+/-1.8ml/sec respectively (p<0.05). In B group much more improvement was made than medical therapy group. CONCLUSIONS: In BPH with DM patients, the initial surgical therapy was found to have better effect than through medical therapy in the degree of the patients satisfaction, IPSS, QOL index and Qmax. We suggest that surgical therapy is good therapeutic option even in BPH with DM patients at short term postoperative period.
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Humans , Diabetes Mellitus , Follow-Up Studies , Postoperative Period , Prostatic Hyperplasia , Quality of Life , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
We report a case of trichoblastic fibroma involving the scrotum in a 60-year-old man. Trichoblastic fibroma is very rare and benign trichogenic tumor that has both epithelial and mesenchymal components and histologically recount the embryologic development of the hair follicle. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination.
