The prognostic use of inflammation and tissue necrosis in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Introduction: Evidence for the role of inflammation in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is conflicting. Establishing the prognostic significance of local and systemic inflammation and tissue necrosis scoring systems in BPH may elucidate the potential of inflammatory pathways as a target of therapeutic intervention in these patients.

Patients And Methods: Consecutive patients with histological BPH diagnosed between 1996 and 2005 were identified.

Body mass index predicts failure of surgical management in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Introduction: Inflammation is postulated to link obesity and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The role of inflammation and the prognostic significance of body mass index (BMI) was investigated in BPH patients.

Subjects And Methods: Consecutive patients with histological BPH were identified from 1996 to 2005.