The influence of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis on the onset and progression of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with histologic benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that greatly affects the quality of life of middle-aged and elderly men. Histopathologically, hyperplastic changes frequently occur in the prostate tissue of elderly men, the incidence of which has been reported to reach approximately 80% in men in t...

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Main Authors: Rikiya Taoka, Yoshiyuki Kakehi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Urology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388217300474