Does Urinary Bladder Shape Affect Urinary Flow Rate in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms?

We aimed to investigate the role of urinary bladder shape which may potentially change with advancing age, increased waist circumference, pelvic ischemia, and loosening of the urachus on bladder emptying and UFR. We retrospectively investigated the medical records of 76 men. The patients were divide...

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Main Authors: Yusuf Ziya Ateşçi, Özgü Aydoğdu, Ayhan Karaköse, Mahmut Pekedis, Ömer Karal, Utku Şentürk
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/846856
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description We aimed to investigate the role of urinary bladder shape which may potentially change with advancing age, increased waist circumference, pelvic ischemia, and loosening of the urachus on bladder emptying and UFR. We retrospectively investigated the medical records of 76 men. The patients were divided into two groups according to bladder shapes in MRI scan (cone and spheric shapes). There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of IPSS, Qmax, Qave, and waist circumference. A positive correlation has been demonstrated between mean peak urinary flow rate measured with UFM and mean flow rate calculated using the CP. There was a significant difference between mean urinary flow rates calculated with CP of cone and sphere bladder shapes. The change in the bladder shape might be a possible factor for LUTS in men and LUTS may be improved if modifiable factors including increased waist circumference and loosening of the urachus are corrected.
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spelling doaj-art-3f9b52eaabeb40cb9ff28db52c4c77d42025-08-20T03:55:36ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/846856846856Does Urinary Bladder Shape Affect Urinary Flow Rate in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms?Yusuf Ziya Ateşçi0Özgü Aydoğdu1Ayhan Karaköse2Mahmut Pekedis3Ömer Karal4Utku Şentürk5Department of Urology, Izmir University School of Medicine, Uckuyular, 35200 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, Izmir University School of Medicine, Uckuyular, 35200 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, Izmir University School of Medicine, Uckuyular, 35200 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Ege University Faculty of Engineering, Bornova, 35200 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Electrics and Electronics Engineering, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Engineering, 35200 Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Ege University Faculty of Engineering, Bornova, 35200 Izmir, TurkeyWe aimed to investigate the role of urinary bladder shape which may potentially change with advancing age, increased waist circumference, pelvic ischemia, and loosening of the urachus on bladder emptying and UFR. We retrospectively investigated the medical records of 76 men. The patients were divided into two groups according to bladder shapes in MRI scan (cone and spheric shapes). There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of IPSS, Qmax, Qave, and waist circumference. A positive correlation has been demonstrated between mean peak urinary flow rate measured with UFM and mean flow rate calculated using the CP. There was a significant difference between mean urinary flow rates calculated with CP of cone and sphere bladder shapes. The change in the bladder shape might be a possible factor for LUTS in men and LUTS may be improved if modifiable factors including increased waist circumference and loosening of the urachus are corrected.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/846856
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The Scientific World Journal
title Does Urinary Bladder Shape Affect Urinary Flow Rate in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms?
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title_full_unstemmed Does Urinary Bladder Shape Affect Urinary Flow Rate in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms?
title_short Does Urinary Bladder Shape Affect Urinary Flow Rate in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms?
title_sort does urinary bladder shape affect urinary flow rate in men with lower urinary tract symptoms
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