Abstract
To assess the relationship between urinary tract symptoms and objective parameters in patients with prostatic disease, international prostatic symptom score (IPSS), quality of life score (QOL score), and parameters of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and uroflowmetry (UFM). In new patients, Qmax in UFM was correlated with IPSS and QOL score. Parameters of TRUS were not correlated with symptoms. Total score of voiding component of IPSS was more highly correlated with QOL score than that of filling component of IPSS. In treated patients, patients with severe QOL score had low Qmax, high total score IPSS, and high scores of individual questions of IPSS. In patients with prostate cancer, irritative symptoms got severe and Qmax was not correlated with symptoms. To evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms in reference to other objective parameters is thought to be of great use in managing patients with prostate disease.
