Preliminary assessment of neck circumference in benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with metabolic syndrome

Akin, Yigit; Gulmez, Hakan; Ates, Erhan; GÜLÜM, MEHMET; Savas, Murat

doi:10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2016.0139

Preliminary assessment of neck circumference in benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with metabolic syndrome

Akin Y., Gulmez H., Ates E., GÜLÜM M., Savas M.

INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL, cilt.43, sa.1, ss.95-103, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2016.0139
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-103
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: To investigate the impact of neck circumference (NC) in the treatment of bening prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients with metabolic syndrome (MtS). Additionally, we determined dose response to alpha-blockers and cut-off values for NC and waist circumference (WC), in these patients.