International Urology and Nephrology, vol.39, no.4, pp.1131-1135, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: To evaluate the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) severity and bladder wall thickness (BWT). Materials and methods: The study included 155 patients referred to outpatient clinics for LUTS. Patients were divided into three groups due to their IPSS. Group A included the patients with mild symptoms, group B included patients with moderate symptoms and group C included patients with severe symptoms. The patients were again divided into two groups due to their uroflowmetry results. Group 1 included the patients whose Qmax ≤ 10 ml/s and group 2 included the patients whose Qmax > 10 ml/s. Results: The mean BWT was 4.14 + 1.03 mm (from 3 to 9 mm). Although there was no difference between the IPSS groups in BWT (P = 0.325), it was statistically significant between uroflowmetry study groups (P < 0.01). Conclusions: BWT seems to be significantly increased in men who have Qmax values smaller than 10 ml/s. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2007.