A study on the natural history of hematuria associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and the effect of finasteride
- VernacularTitle:非那甾胺对良性前列腺增生继发血尿的防治作用
- Author:
Yuanli WANG
;
Qiyou CAO
;
Huai YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prostatic hyperplasia;
Benign;
Hematuria;
Finasteride
- From:
Chinese Journal of Urology
2001;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the effect of finasteride on hematuria associated with benign prostate hyperplasia. Methods We evaluated 61 patients with intermittent hematuria who were randomized to a finasteride treated group or control group.Routine urinoscopy was carried out once a week in all the 61 patients. Results In the untreated control group hematuria recurred in 20/31 within a year but in only 7/28 in the finasteride group,which was a statistically significant difference (P
