Erkan BÜYÜKDEMİRCİ, Çağlar BOYACI, Özgür EKİCİ, Abdullah GÜL, Soner ÇOBAN, Salim ZENGİN

Alt üriner sistem semptomları olan erkek hastaların değerlendirilmesinde mesane duvar kalınlığının yeri var mıdır?

Amaç: Mesane duvar kalınlığının ( MDK), alt üriner sistem semptomları (AÜSS) olan erkek hastalarda, Uluslararası prostat semptom skoru (IPSS) ve üroflowmetri parametreleri ile ilişkisinin olup olmadığını araştırmaktır. Materyal- Metod: Üroloji polikliniğine Haziran 2021- Ocak 2022 tarihleri arasında AÜSS ile başvuran erkek hastaların prostat spesifik antijen (PSA), prostat volümü, işeme sonrası rezidü idrar (PVR), IPSS, Maksimum akış hızı (Qmax), Ortalama akış hızı (Qort), üroflowmetri, MDK değerleri ve intravezikal prostatik protrüzyon dereceleri (İPP) kaydedildi. Hastalar MDK açısından 2 gruba ayrıldı ( Grup: 1 MDK < 5 mm; Grup 2: MDK ≥ 5 mm). Bu iki grup arasındaki başlangıçta kaydedilen değerler arasındaki fark analiz edildi. Bulgular: Dahil edilen 110 hastanın (Grup 1:65, Grup 1:45) ortalama yaşı 59,2 ± 9,3; ortalama MDK 4,3 ± 1,5 idi. Her iki grup arasında PSA, prostat volümü, üroflow toplam akım miktarı, Qmax, Qort, IPSS ve IPP değerleri istatistiksel anlamlı farklı bulundu. Her iki grup arasında yaş ve PVR değerleri benzer bulunmuştur. Mesane duvar kalınlığı ile IPSS ve Qort değerleri arasında güçlü, Qmax değeri arasında çok güçlü korelasyonel ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Mesane duvar kalınlığı, üroloji pratiğinde IPSS ve üroflowmetri değerlerinin tahmini için kullanılabilen basit bir sonografik ölçümdür.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

mesane duvar kalınlığı, alt üriner sistem semptomları, ultrasonografi

Does bladder wall thickness have a place in the evaluation of male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms?

Objective: To investigate whether bladder wall thickness (BWT) is associated with The International Prostatic Symptom Score (IPSS) and uroflowmetry parameters in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Material- Methods: Prostate specific antigen (PSA), prostate volume, post-void residual (PVR) urine volume, IPSS, maximum and average urinary flow rates ( Qmax, Qave), BWT and intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) grades of male patients who applied to the urology outpatient clinic with LUTS between June 2021 and January 2022 were recorded. .Patients were divided into 2 groups in terms of BWT (Group: 1 BWT < 5 mm; Group 2: MDK ≥ 5 mm). We compared IPSS, Qmax, Qave, PVR, PSA, prostat volume and IPP grades between two groups. Results: 110 patients were included in the study (Group 1: 65, Group 1: 45). Mean age was 59.2 ± 9.3; mean BWT was 4.3 ± 1.5. PSA, prostate volume, total urine volume ,Qmax, Qave, IPSS and IPP values were found to be statistically different between the two groups. Age and PVR were similar between the two groups. In addition, a strong correlation was found between BWT and IPSS- Qave, and a very strong correlation between Qmax. Conclusion: BWT is a simple sonographic measurement that can be used to estimate IPSS and uroflowmetry parameters in urology practice.

Keywords:

bladder wall thickness, lower urinary tract symptoms, ultrasonography,

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