title: [Symptoms of prostatic hypertrophy: evaluation parameters].
abstract: To evaluate BPH symptoms many questionnaires have been proposed. The World Health Organisation Consultation on BPH recommended the "AUA-7 questionnaire" to which and additional on the quality of life was added, creating the "International Prostate Symptom score" (I-PSS). In any case, before proposing a surgical therapy, you have to correlate between symptoms, gland size and urodynamics. The only method to accurately evaluate outflow obstruction is pressure/flow study.
authors.affiliation: Reparto di Urologia, Ospedale Magenta.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fanciullacci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tagliabue
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014563:Urodynamics; D014944:World Health Organization