Clinical, laboratory and pathological findings of patients with benign prostate hyperplasia

Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is characterized by prostatic stromal growth and epithelial cells, thereby forming large nodules, quite limited in the periurethral region of the prostate, producing pressure on the urinary bladder and urethra that It hinders the flow of urine. A retrospective descriptive study was carried out, evaluating the clinical, laboratory and pathological findings of 171 patients diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy, who consulted the clinic specialized in urology and general surgery of adults and children attended by the urologist surgeon Dr. Edgar D. Petzey, located on 9th avenue, zone 1 of the city of Chiquimula. It was shown that, of the total number of patients evaluated, the most affected age range was between 60 to 69 years old (35%), the Ladino ethnicity was the most frequent with 85% (N = 146), 78 % (N = 134) of the patients were married and the place of greatest consultation is the Chiquimula department with 54% (N = 92). At the time of performing the rectal digit examination, 94% presented a suspicious finding, of which they are below the levels of total specific plasma antigen of 4 ng / mL, between PSA levels 0.0 to 2.4 ng / mL. found 55% (N = 95) of the patients, followed between levels 2.5 to 3.9 ng / mL with 18% (N = 30), of the total of patients in which no pathological findings were found was 98% (N = 167) within the score 0 to 4 of the Gleason score.