Şentürk, Aykut BuğraEkici, MusaŞahiner, İbrahim TayfunTaş, TuncayÇakıroğlu, Basri2019-05-132019-05-132016Şentürk, A. B., Ekici, M., Şahiner, İ. T., Taş, T., Çakıroğlu, B. (2016). Relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms and inguinal hernia. Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia, 88(4), 262-265.1124-3562https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2016.4.262https://hdl.handle.net/11491/1286AIM: To determine the relationship between inguinal hernia (and inguinal hernia subtypes) and low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), that could be more common than we think.METHOD: The study was designed retrospectively and was done in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, including 100 patients aged > 50 years that were divided into 2 groups: patients with BPH (BPH group) and patients with BPH and inguinal hernia (BPH-IH group 2). In addition, the BPH-IH group was subdivided according to 2 inguinal hernia subtypes; patients of BPH-IH subgroup A had direct inguinal hernia (n = 25) and those of BPH-IH subgroup B had indirect inguinal hernia (n = 25).RESULTS: There was no statistical relationship and difference in rates between IPSS scores in both groups (p = 0.659) and there wasn't a significant correlation between IPSS symptom severity and type of hernia, based on chi square analysis (p = 0.104) Conclusion: We were not able to prove our hypothesis that patients with inguinal hernia and BPH would have higher IPSS scores because of voiding dysfunction.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInguinal HerniaLower Urinary Tract SymptomsBenign Prostatic HyperplasiaArticle88426226510.4081/aiua.2016.4.262N/AQ3