How does prostate hypertrophy check

summary

Prostatic hypertrophy generally refers to benign prostatic hyperplasia, which is one of the common diseases in middle-aged and elderly men. The incidence rate of benign prostatic hyperplasia is increasing with age, which has brought a lot of inconvenience to people's lives. Now let's study how to check for prostatic hypertrophy.

How does prostate hypertrophy check

1. Physical examination: check whether the patient's reaction is slow, whether there is anemia, whether there is edema. Hypertension (identify or exclude Early Uremia clues); abdominal mass and location (determine the compensatory or decompensated period of urinary tract obstruction); urethral secretion, epididymis swelling (determine whether there is co infection).

2. Anal digital examination: check anal sphincter tension (distinguish neurogenic bladder) and prostate, pay attention to the size of prostate, whether the central sulcus disappeared, whether there are nodules, prostate hardness, whether there is tenderness, etc.

3. Prostate biopsy: Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia with nodules should undergo biopsy when necessary to diagnose or exclude prostate cancer.

matters needing attention

Hypertrophy of the prostate often includes urinary tract infection, hematuria, acute urinary retention, etc. * urethral stricture, bladder neck obstruction and prostate cancer should be excluded. If you find these problems, timely treatment to the hospital, so as not to delay the disease.