Gray Zone Patients in Our Clinical Data

Arber Neziri; Flamur Tartari; Avni Fetahu; Liridon Selmani; Fahredin Veselaj

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Gray Zone Patients in Our Clinical Data

Arber Neziri, Flamur Tartari, Avni Fetahu, Liridon Selmani, Fahredin Veselaj

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 2 December 2015 Accepted: 10 December 2015 Published: 22 December 2015

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the relationship between the prostate volume and the serum values ofprostate specific antigen among patients in the “grey zone”, classified according to their age group. Gray zone represents serum prostate specific antigen values between 4.1 to 10 ng/ml. Material and Methods: Prospective and retrospective 1420 patients classified in four age-groups with LUTS (Lower urinary tract symptoms) were analyzed. Patients were treated for BPH in the urology clinical at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo during the period of January 2008 - October 2014. Data were recorded from patients according to age, prostate size estimated by transabdominal ultrasound using 3.5MHz ultrasonography, according to the ellipsoid formula, V = D1xD2xD3/2.5, volume of prostate, V=TxAPxCCxPi /6 where T = transverse diameter, AP = antero-posterior diameter, CC = cranial caudal diameter. Patients with confirmed prostate cancer were excluded from the study. Statistical analyses used t-test and ANOVA with 95 and 99% confidence intervals. Results: For the grey zone patients, these mean values were 44.6 cm3 and 5.9 ng/mL. Conclusions: The data provide evidence to support that prostate volume and serum PSA concentration significantly correlate with aging and within the grey zone patients.

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.20150306.21
Page(s)	381-385
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Grey Zone, Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Volume of Prostate

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Arber Neziri; Flamur Tartari; Avni Fetahu; Liridon Selmani; Fahredin Veselaj. Gray Zone Patients in Our Clinical Data. Am. J. Health Res. 2015, 3(6), 381-385. doi: 10.11648/j.ajhr.20150306.21

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Arber Neziri, Flamur Tartari, Avni Fetahu, Liridon Selmani, Fahredin Veselaj. Gray Zone Patients in Our Clinical Data. Am J Health Res. 2015;3(6):381-385. doi: 10.11648/j.ajhr.20150306.21

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  abstract = {Objective: To determine the relationship between the prostate volume and the serum values ofprostate specific antigen among patients in the “grey zone”, classified according to their age group. Gray zone represents serum prostate specific antigen values between 4.1 to 10 ng/ml. Material and Methods: Prospective and retrospective 1420 patients classified in four age-groups with LUTS (Lower urinary tract symptoms) were analyzed. Patients were treated for BPH in the urology clinical at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo during the period of January 2008 - October 2014. Data were recorded from patients according to age, prostate size estimated by transabdominal ultrasound using 3.5MHz ultrasonography, according to the ellipsoid formula, V = D1xD2xD3/2.5, volume of prostate, V=TxAPxCCxPi /6 where T = transverse diameter, AP = antero-posterior diameter, CC = cranial caudal diameter. Patients with confirmed prostate cancer were excluded from the study. Statistical analyses used t-test and ANOVA with 95 and 99% confidence intervals. Results: For the grey zone patients, these mean values were 44.6 cm3 and 5.9 ng/mL. Conclusions: The data provide evidence to support that prostate volume and serum PSA concentration significantly correlate with aging and within the grey zone patients.},
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Arber Neziri

Urology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Flamur Tartari

Service of Urology, M. Tereza, Tirana, Albania
Avni Fetahu

Urology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Liridon Selmani

Urology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
Fahredin Veselaj

Urology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo

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  title = {Gray Zone Patients in Our Clinical Data},
  journal = {American Journal of Health Research},
  volume = {3},
  number = {6},
  pages = {381-385},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ajhr.20150306.21},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20150306.21},
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  abstract = {Objective: To determine the relationship between the prostate volume and the serum values ofprostate specific antigen among patients in the “grey zone”, classified according to their age group. Gray zone represents serum prostate specific antigen values between 4.1 to 10 ng/ml. Material and Methods: Prospective and retrospective 1420 patients classified in four age-groups with LUTS (Lower urinary tract symptoms) were analyzed. Patients were treated for BPH in the urology clinical at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo during the period of January 2008 - October 2014. Data were recorded from patients according to age, prostate size estimated by transabdominal ultrasound using 3.5MHz ultrasonography, according to the ellipsoid formula, V = D1xD2xD3/2.5, volume of prostate, V=TxAPxCCxPi /6 where T = transverse diameter, AP = antero-posterior diameter, CC = cranial caudal diameter. Patients with confirmed prostate cancer were excluded from the study. Statistical analyses used t-test and ANOVA with 95 and 99% confidence intervals. Results: For the grey zone patients, these mean values were 44.6 cm3 and 5.9 ng/mL. Conclusions: The data provide evidence to support that prostate volume and serum PSA concentration significantly correlate with aging and within the grey zone patients.},
 year = {2015}
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Gray Zone Patients in Our Clinical Data
AU  - Arber Neziri
AU  - Flamur Tartari
AU  - Avni Fetahu
AU  - Liridon Selmani
AU  - Fahredin Veselaj
Y1  - 2015/12/22
PY  - 2015
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DO  - 10.11648/j.ajhr.20150306.21
T2  - American Journal of Health Research
JF  - American Journal of Health Research
JO  - American Journal of Health Research
SP  - 381
EP  - 385
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-8796
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20150306.21
AB  - Objective: To determine the relationship between the prostate volume and the serum values ofprostate specific antigen among patients in the “grey zone”, classified according to their age group. Gray zone represents serum prostate specific antigen values between 4.1 to 10 ng/ml. Material and Methods: Prospective and retrospective 1420 patients classified in four age-groups with LUTS (Lower urinary tract symptoms) were analyzed. Patients were treated for BPH in the urology clinical at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo during the period of January 2008 - October 2014. Data were recorded from patients according to age, prostate size estimated by transabdominal ultrasound using 3.5MHz ultrasonography, according to the ellipsoid formula, V = D1xD2xD3/2.5, volume of prostate, V=TxAPxCCxPi /6 where T = transverse diameter, AP = antero-posterior diameter, CC = cranial caudal diameter. Patients with confirmed prostate cancer were excluded from the study. Statistical analyses used t-test and ANOVA with 95 and 99% confidence intervals. Results: For the grey zone patients, these mean values were 44.6 cm3 and 5.9 ng/mL. Conclusions: The data provide evidence to support that prostate volume and serum PSA concentration significantly correlate with aging and within the grey zone patients.
VL  - 3
IS  - 6
ER  -

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