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"A clinical observation was made on patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who had been admitted to the department of urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital during 10 years period from January, 1973 to December, 1982.The results were as follows:1. Out of 2252 total hospital admission, 184 were due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, giving rate of 8.1% to total and 31.8% male patients 50 years old or above, The most commonly involved age group was the 8th decade(47.8%) and mean age of total was 71.8 years old.2. The most frequent presenting symptom was acute urinary retention(37.5%), followed by dysuria(43.3%) and frequency(13.0%).3. The most common amount of residual urine was 200 to 300 ml group in 59 cases(32.1%), and 1000 ml or more was checked in 11(6.0%) and mean amount of total residual urine was 380 ml.4. In urinalysis, pyuria was checked in 71 cases(38.6%) and hematuria in 95(51.6%). In blood chemistry, BUN was elevated above normal levels in 21 cases and creatinine in 9. In urine culture, 30patients revealed positive bacterial culture.5. In IVP findings performed in 114 cases, the common finding was the indentation of bladder margin(81.6%), followed in frequency by elevated bladder base(58.3%). In endoscopic findings performed in 111 cases, the most common finding was trabeculation(93.7%), followed in order offrequency by inflammation(82.9%) and kissing signs of lateral lobes(68.5%).6. The another disease was associated with BHP in 101 cases (non-urologic disease in 61 and another disease in 40). The most common associated disease out of 101 cases with associated diseases was pulmonary tuberculosis in 22 and by next order hypertension in 10.7. Treatment modality was conservative indwelling catheterization in 115 cases(62.5%) and operation in 69(37.5%). In operative management, the most common approach was retropubic prostatectomy in 34 cases followed by suprapubic prostatectomy in 23 and TUR in 6. "
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