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Prostatic hypertrophy is a process related to aging. According to Lytton (see Chapter 3), a 40-year-old man has a 10% chance of developing prostatic hypertrophy that requires surgical treatment before he reaches the age of 80. However, autopsy studies have revealed periurethral adenomas in 100% of patients aged 80 years or more. These figures indicate that the gland may hypertrophy without giving rise to either symptoms or signs that require medical attention. The aim of surgery on the prostate is to relieve infra vesical obstruction and the associated symptoms. Several diagnostic modalities have been used in the attempt to differentiate obstructed from unobstructed patients. During the last four decades the conventional urological diagnostic procedures have been supplemented by a variety of urodynamic methods for objective assessment of bladder and urethral function. [The terminology for the urodynamic methods conforms to the recommendations of the International Continence Society’s Standardization Committee.]
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Gammelgaard, P.A., Andersen, J.T., Meyhoff, H.H. (1983). Clinical Significance of Urodynamic Measurements. In: Hinman, F., Boyarsky, S. (eds) Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5476-8_46
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