title: Influence of body mass index on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-related complications in patients undergoing prostatectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the link between increased body mass index and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) related complications, namely: acute urinary retention (AUR), Bladder stones and Bladder diverticula.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the medical records of BPH patients who underwent prostatectomy over three years period from 2010-2012. Prostatectomy was either done in the gold standard transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or using green light laser selective photo-vaporization (PVP). Age, PSA, Prostate Volume (PV) as measured by ultrasonography, patients' weight & height, BPH related complications mainly AUR, bladder stones, and bladder diverticula were all taken in account. The BMI was calculated as weight in kg divided by square height in meters. The BMI was divided in 4 categories according to WHO classification: underweight if BMI ≤18.50 kg/m2; normal weight if BMI = 18.50-24.9 kg/m2; overweight: BMI ≥25 kg/m2; and obese BMI if ≥30 kg/m2.
  
  
  METHODS
  done using the SPSS package version 16. Chi-square test was used for comparison between groups where p-value was considered significant if <0.05 and ANOVA test was used for comparison between multiple variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  197 patients were included in this study, of those 95(48%) underwent TURP and 102(52%) underwent PVP. The two groups were found to be similar in mean age and PSA, and significantly different in prostate volume and operating room (O.R.) time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the mean weight for patients undergoing prostatectomy in this study was in the overweight range, yet only 59/197(30%) patients with increased BMI presented with AUR. In this particular cohort of patients undergoing prostatectomy there was no significant differences in the development of AUR, bladder stone and diverticulum formation between patients with increased BMI (overweight and obese) and those with normal BMI. Further studies are recommended to explore the influence of increased BMI on BPH-related complications.
authors: Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia.
authors: Hisham A
authors: HA
authors: Mosli
authors: Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia.
authors: Hala H
authors: HH
authors: Mosli