[Impact of anterior lobe thickness of the prostate on the clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia].

Objective: To investigate the correlation of the anterior lobe thickness of the prostate (ALTP) with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), and evaluate the effect of ALTP on the clinical progression of BPH.

Methods: This retrospective study included 159 cases of BPH. We obtained the clinical indicators of the patients, including ALTP, prostate volume (PV), postvoid residual urine (PVR), maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax), BOO index (BOOI) and IPSS, and analyzed the correlations of ALTP with IPSS, PV, Qmax, age, PVR and BOOI.