Experience with Abdominoplasty at National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, South-East, Nigeria.

Background: Abdominoplasty is a body contouring surgical procedure designed to improve the contour of the lower trunk. It is one the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in developed countries. In developing nations such as ours, it constitutes a small percentage of aesthetic procedures performed.

Is intravesical prostatic protrusion associated with more complications in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients?

Objective: Intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) is a noninvasive parameter that can predict disease progression and development of complications in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This study was to determine the relationship between IPP and the presence of complications in BPH patients.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of BPH patients at Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Enugu.