Alma Mater European Campus College "Rezonanca", Kosovo
Research Article
Relationship between age, prostate size, and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) role in patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Author(s): Musa Oruqi, Blerim Krasniqi, Hasan Gashi, Arber Neziri and Elvana Podvorica*
Background: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a chronic, progressive disease that affects many older men. It has been demonstrated that the prevalence of disease increase with age. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Digital Rectal Examination (DRE), ultrasound diagnostic of the prostate gland with consideration to its volume and amount of residual urine is among the internationally validated tools used in the assessment of patients with BPH.
Aim: The study the relationship between age, prostate size, and PSA role in patients with BPH.
Materials and Methods: A total of 108 male participants aged 50 years or older in Prishtina (Kosovo) were enrolled for the study. The standard investigations of BPH for each patient were: blood tests, urinalysis, prostate specific antigen testing, ultrasound and post-void residual volume. The same patients were observed for twenty month.. View More»