Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Med Clin (Barc). 2024 Oct 25;163(8):407-414. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.04.014. Epub 2024 Jul 15.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a histopathologic definition associated with enlargement of the prostate gland that causes obstruction of the lower urinary tract and manifests clinically with characteristic symptoms that are what bring patients for consultation. Urinary tract symptoms are common, especially in an increasingly aging population. Diagnosis and the decision on when and how to treat depend on the patient's quality of life and objective clinical parameters. An individualized, risk-based approach is necessary to guide conservative, pharmacologic, or surgical treatment.

Keywords: Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Hiperplasia prostática benigna; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Resección transuretral de próstata; Síntomas del tracto urinario inferior; Transurethral resection of prostate.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms* / diagnosis
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms* / etiology
  • Male
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia* / complications
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia* / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia* / pathology
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia* / therapy
  • Quality of Life