title: Just old age? A study of prostatism in general practice.
abstract: This study examines the proposal made by urologists that prostatism should be treated at an earlier stage by surgical intervention. A review of the notes of all male patients over the age of 60 years in a general practice showed that 43% of patients with prostatism had developed either acute or chronic retention prior to surgery. A prospective enquiry was therefore performed which revealed that 6% of the study population had undisclosed marked prostatism and a further 14% had mild prostatism. It was concluded that opportunistic screening should be considered as a method for achieving the earlier and more elective treatment of prostatism.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Steyn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology*