ABSTRACT
AIM: To evaluate the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) severity and bladder wall thickness (BWT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 155 patients referred to outpatient clinics for LUTS. Patients were divided into three groups due to their IPSS. Group A included the patients with mild symptoms, group B included patients with moderate symptoms and group C included patients with severe symptoms. The patients were again divided into two groups due to their uroflowmetry results. Group 1 included the patients whose Q (max) 10 ml/s. RESULTS: The mean BWT was 4.14 + 1.03 mm (from 3 to 9 mm). Although there was no difference between the IPSS groups in BWT (P = 0.325), it was statistically significant between uroflowmetry study groups (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: BWT seems to be significantly increased in men who have Q (max) values smaller than 10 ml/s.
Subject(s)
Prostate/pathology , Urinary Bladder/pathology , Urine/physiology , Urodynamics/physiology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Analysis of Variance , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prostate/diagnostic imaging , Statistics, Nonparametric , Turkey/epidemiology , Ultrasonography , Urinary Bladder/diagnostic imaging , Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction/diagnosisABSTRACT
A 34-year-old female patient with a right lumbar and back pain during micturition is presented. Ultrasonography and intravenous urogram both supported a possible bladder mass. Finally, a ureteral polyp was diagnosed on cystoscopy and resected by the ureteroscopic approach.
