ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE (IPSS SCORE) WITH TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY (TURP) OUTCOME IN PATIENTS OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The enlargement of the prostate gland having proliferation in the connective tissue and/ or glandular epithelium is known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH. The patient has either obstructive or irritative voiding symptoms or both. Not much studies have been carried out regarding the correlation between the outcome of IPSS score with TURP and its outcome in the patients of BPH. 5 As the international prostate symptoms score acts as a subjective scoring system for reading and understanding the symptoms it is going to help us for accessing the methods of subjective improvement in the symptoms of BPH along with developing the quality of life in the patients who are undergoing TURP. 6 The aim of the study is to nd theAIMS AND OBJECTIVES: association of IPSS score to predict the outcome of TURP surgery in patients of BPH and thereby study predictive correlation between IPSS score before and after TURP surgery. Study is conducted on 96 patients of benign prostatic hyperplasia with IPSSMATERIALS AND METHODS: score >8 requiring surgery , attending the surgical opd and emergency of TMMC&RC, Moradabad. Relevant examination was done and IPSS score was noted for the patients preoperatively and postoperatively. The patients then are classied in to groups of mild, moderate and severe based on the IPSS score at presentation. Following the patient underwent TURP surgery and post-operatively the IPSS score was re-evaluated and the changes in the score and quality of life was noted at 12 weeks of surgery. The international prostate symptoms score is a veryConclusion: signicant tool for grading as well as evaluating the outcome of Trans urethral prostatectomy and its outcome in the patients.