Current concept of diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/urology.2018.2.124-129

Yu.Yu. Vinnik, A.V. Andreichikov, N.Yu. Klimov

Department of Urology, Andrology and Sexology, Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University of Minzdrav of Russia, Krasnoyarsk, Russia; Krasnoyarsk Krai Clinical Oncology Center n.a. A.I. Kryzhanovskii, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
This literature review outlines the most common methods of diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Promising diagnostic modalities include uroflowmetry, assessment of International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), transrectal ultrasound and prostate elastography. The authors address social implications and epidemiological features of the disease in Russia and developed countries.
Keywords: prostate ultrasound, uroflowmetry, benign prostatic hyperplasia
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Corresponding author: N. Yu. Klimov– Urologist at the Krasnoyarsk Krai Clinical Oncology Center n.a. A.I. Kryzhanovskii; e-mail: scrubs22@yandex.ru


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