title: Experience with uroflowmetry in evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Uroflowmetry is a non- invasive urodynamic tool which is widely used for most of the patients with suspected lower urinary tract dysfunction. The severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can be measured reliably by using a number of validated questionnaires, like International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). This study was designed to determine the relationship between the parameters of uroflowmetry and symptom severity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty patients with LUTS caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia were evaluated by using uroflowmetry, IPSS, prostate volume estimation. The correlations between these parameters were quantified by means of Spearman correlation co-efficients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant correlations were found between the IPSS and results of uroflowmetry (peak flow rate and average flow rate) and post void residual urine. No correlation was found between the IPSS and results of prostate volume measurements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a positive correlation between peak flow rate, as was measured by uroflowmetry and lower urinary tract symptom severity.
authors: Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital , Ludhiana, Punjab, India .
authors: Sanjeev
authors: S
authors: Singla
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital , Ludhiana, Punjab, India .
authors: Ramneesh
authors: R
authors: Garg
authors: Resident, Department of General Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital , Ludhiana, Punjab, India .
authors: Ankit
authors: A
authors: Singla
authors: Professor & Head, Department of Urology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital , Ludhiana, Punjab, India .
authors: Sandeep
authors: S
authors: Sharma
authors: Ex-Professor, Department of General Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital , Ludhiana, Punjab, India .
authors: Jasdeep
authors: J
authors: Singh
authors: Resident, Department of General Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital , Ludhiana, Punjab, India .
authors: Pulkit
authors: P
authors: Sethi
keywords: Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Uroflowmetry