DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2018.4.11.9

Pages: 277-280

Objective of this study is to investigate whether there is a role of prostatic infarction, prostatic inflammation in acute urinary retention. It was an analytic study to evaluate the role of prostatic infarction in AUR in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). All cases underwent thorough clinical, general, systemic examination and the required investigational procedures to exclude any other pathology. The prostatic chips obtained after transurethral resection of prostate were subjected to histopathological examination for changes of infarction, inflammation and histologic pattern. The study includes total 55 cases. Maximum number of cases in both the groups was in 6th decade. Most common pattern observed was mixed glandular and stromal hyperplasia (63.6%). Prostatic infarction was seen in only 2 cases, whereas prostatic inflammation was seen in 41 cases. The association between prostatic inflammation and presence of AUR in BPH was statistically significant.(p=0.004)