The correlation between obesity and prostate volume in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: A prospective cohort study.

Objective/background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is increasing substantial burden on health care systems. Men with high body mass index (BMI) have bigger prostate volumes (PV) with subsequent increase in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) than men with normal BMI. The purpose of this research was to investigate the correlation between Obesity and PV in patients with BPH.

Prevalence of LUTS in young female population attending tertiary care centre.

Objective: To obtain the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in young female population in tertiary care centre.

Method: We conducted a descriptive and analytic study with ques tionnaire based data collection. All subjects were interviewed using conventional method and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) Female LUTS form in the urology outpatient department, SMS medical college and hospital, Jaipur (India).

The effect of no oral antibiotic versus 7 days oral antibiotic during discharge in double J stented patients on stent related urinary tract infection: A randomized study.

Objective: To evaluate effects of 7 days oral antibiotic prophylaxis versus no antibiotics in the patients with DJ stents after 3 days iv antibiotic on discharge with respect to urinary tract infection and stent related symptoms.

Material And Methods: A prospective randomized study in 90 patients being stented post PCNL/URSL. Group A: no oral antibiotics was given at the time of discharge, Group B: 7 days of oral antibiotic was given at the time of discharge.