Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a progressive disease, which is present in more than 50% of men over 50 years of age. The development of this pathology involves prostatic cellular growth in the glandular area that surrounds the proximal urethra, namely transitional zone. Therefore, this gross...

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spelling paper:paper_03252957_v39_n2_p171_GonzalezCalvar2023-06-08T15:32:19Z Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia Androgen Benign prostatic hyperplasia Estrogen Growth factors Prolactin Prostate Specific prostatic antigen Transforming growth factor-β Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a progressive disease, which is present in more than 50% of men over 50 years of age. The development of this pathology involves prostatic cellular growth in the glandular area that surrounds the proximal urethra, namely transitional zone. Therefore, this gross glandular enlargement causes urinary retention, renal disfunction and infection. Every aging man affected by BPH needs a precise diagnosis of the disease in order to apply the proper treatment and ameliorate the symptoms that affect their quality of life. Epidemiological studies are made to gain more insight into the interrelationships among different factors participating in the etiology and pathogenesis of a disease and, furthermore to elaborate a rational approach on its early diagnosis. Particularly, the interpretation of epidemiological studies in BPH is difficult since no reliable tools exist that would clearly identify this pathology. In this context, it is important to search for a valuable biochemical marker for the precise diagnosis of BPH. This review will analyze the main factors that participate in the regulation of prostatic growth and that might influence on the pathogenesis of BPH. Consequently, it will evaluate the different parameters used in the early diagnosis of the disease. 2005 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03252957_v39_n2_p171_GonzalezCalvar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03252957_v39_n2_p171_GonzalezCalvar
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topic Androgen
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Estrogen
Growth factors
Prolactin
Prostate
Specific prostatic antigen
Transforming growth factor-β
spellingShingle Androgen
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Estrogen
Growth factors
Prolactin
Prostate
Specific prostatic antigen
Transforming growth factor-β
Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia
topic_facet Androgen
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Estrogen
Growth factors
Prolactin
Prostate
Specific prostatic antigen
Transforming growth factor-β
description Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a progressive disease, which is present in more than 50% of men over 50 years of age. The development of this pathology involves prostatic cellular growth in the glandular area that surrounds the proximal urethra, namely transitional zone. Therefore, this gross glandular enlargement causes urinary retention, renal disfunction and infection. Every aging man affected by BPH needs a precise diagnosis of the disease in order to apply the proper treatment and ameliorate the symptoms that affect their quality of life. Epidemiological studies are made to gain more insight into the interrelationships among different factors participating in the etiology and pathogenesis of a disease and, furthermore to elaborate a rational approach on its early diagnosis. Particularly, the interpretation of epidemiological studies in BPH is difficult since no reliable tools exist that would clearly identify this pathology. In this context, it is important to search for a valuable biochemical marker for the precise diagnosis of BPH. This review will analyze the main factors that participate in the regulation of prostatic growth and that might influence on the pathogenesis of BPH. Consequently, it will evaluate the different parameters used in the early diagnosis of the disease.
title Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia
title_short Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia
title_full Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia
title_fullStr Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia
title_full_unstemmed Recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia
title_sort recent advances in the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia
publishDate 2005
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03252957_v39_n2_p171_GonzalezCalvar
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