[Lower urinary tract syndrome in elderly and senile people with combined pathology of the prostate and lumbar spine.].

In order to determine the place and role of degenerative changes in the lumbar spine in the pathogenesis of lower urinary tract syndrome and the success of treatment measures, 106 elderly and senile male patients suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia and spinal pathology were observed. Long-term chronic lower back pain was experienced by 48 (45,3%) patients, 93,8% of them had night urination, 75% had difficulty urinating, and 60,4% had false urge to urinate, which motivated them to contact a urologist.The differences identified using the IPSS questionnaire, respectively 21,78±4,33 and 16,33±4,61 points, indicated a negative value of chronic pain syndrome in the formation of the overall clinical picture of urological pathology. Among the senile patients, pain and urinary tract irritation symptoms were less pronounced than among the elderly patients, and obstructive symptoms, on the contrary, were more pronounced. Chronic pain syndromes in the lumbar region were significantly more frequent (p<0,001) among 67 patients with satisfactory and unsatisfactory results of treatment for urination disorders than among 39 with the best efficiency. Thus, the pathology of the lumbar spine and associated chronic pain syndromes make a significant contribution to the pathogenesis and clinical picture of the lower urinary tract syndrome and to the effectiveness of treatment of urination disorders. The identified features should be taken into account in the process of diagnosis and treatment of combined pathology.