The Puzzle of Prostatic Carcinoma
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Solving the benign prostatic hyperplasia puzzle
Clinical BPH as a disease has been defined as benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) [1,2]; however in clinical practice we still see many patients with no enlargement, with prostate volume less than 20 g still causing symptoms and obstruction [3]. How can this be explained? To solve the puzzle, we first need to redefine clinical BPH. We need to go back to the basic fundamental pathology of BPH, wh...
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition affecting over 50% of men as they reach the 5th decade of their life [1]. While over half of these patients have symptoms, it is not clear why some of these men do while others do not. The article Solving the benign prostatic hyperplasia puzzle by Keong Tatt Foo [2], delves into the different conundrums urologists face when trying to trea...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)64952-0