PMID- 7538382 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950616 LR - 20161020 IS - 1124-3562 (Print) IS - 1124-3562 (Linking) VI - 67 IP - 1 DP - 1995 Feb TI - [Symptoms of prostatic hypertrophy: evaluation parameters]. PG - 17-20 AB - To evaluate BPH symptoms many questionnaires have been proposed. The World Health Organisation Consultation on BPH recommended the "AUA-7 questionnaire" to which and additional on the quality of life was added, creating the "International Prostate Symptom score" (I-PSS). In any case, before proposing a surgical therapy, you have to correlate between symptoms, gland size and urodynamics. The only method to accurately evaluate outflow obstruction is pressure/flow study. FAU - Fanciullacci, F AU - Fanciullacci F AD - Reparto di Urologia, Ospedale Magenta. FAU - Tagliabue, A AU - Tagliabue A LA - ita PT - Comparative Study PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article TT - Sintomi dell'ipertrofia prostatica: parametri di valutazione. PL - Italy TA - Arch Ital Urol Androl JT - Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale [di] Societa italiana di ecografia urologica e nefrologica JID - 9308247 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Prostatic Hyperplasia/*diagnosis/physiopathology MH - Quality of Life MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - Urodynamics MH - World Health Organization EDAT- 1995/02/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/02/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/02/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/02/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/02/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/02/01 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Ital Urol Androl. 1995 Feb;67(1):17-20.