title: Prostatism and inguinal hernia.
abstract: We reviewed a series of 70 patients who had transurethral resection of the prostate to determine the incidence of inguinal hernia. We found inguinal hernias in 20% of the patients, a figure significantly higher than in the general population. In 47% of the patients a hernia was present on admission or herniorrhaphy had been done previously. Urine flow rate has been previously found to be an excellent screening measurement for prostatism, a concept confirmed by this series. Because benign prostatic hyperplasia has associated morbidity and because its presence is not desirable in patients having herniorrhaphy, urine flow rate is advocated as a routine screening test for prostatism in patients with inguinal hernias.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D014554:Urination