Post Date December, 03 2023
Complications of benign prostatic hyperplasia have serious consequences. Many patients with BPH do not realize this, thinking that BPH is simply a matter of obstructed urination, intermittent medication, and never even thinking of going to a hospital to see a doctor. The resulting complications (such as hematuria, acute urinary retention, renal insufficiency, etc.) not only lost the best opportunity for treatment, but also increased the difficulty and cost of treatment.
So, what complications are particularly prone to prostate hyperplasia?
Experts in urology say that there are many complications of prostate hyperplasia, as follows:
1. Infection: Prostatic hyperplasia can easily lead to obstruction, which can cause infection, so it is prone to recurrent inflammation of the urinary system such as posterior urethra, bladder neck, and cystitis.
2. Hematuria: Prostatic hyperplasia can also lead to hematuria, which is often intermittent and can be microscopic or macroscopic, most of which occurs after urination.
3. Acute urinary retention: urinary tract obstruction caused by prostatic hyperplasia is aggravated, resulting in inability to urinate by oneself.
4. Hernias, hemorrhoids, and prolapse of the anus: caused by chronic increases in abdominal pressure due to difficulty urinating.
5. Bladder stones: If there is obstruction of the urinary flow, the bladder will have residual urine, which is prone to secondary infection and the formation of bladder stones.
6. Life threatening: Patients with a history of hypertension often need to urinate vigorously, which can lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents and heart failure. Some elderly people experience myocardial infarction, stroke, and even sudden death due to laborious urination and increasing abdominal pressure during urination.
7. Uremia: When the degree of obstruction gradually increases, hydronephrosis and renal insufficiency are prone to occur, leading to clinical symptoms of uremia. Renal hypertension can also occur.
8. Other: When chronic dysuria occurs with hyperplasia of the columnar glands, abdominal pressure is often increased, leading to bladder trabeculae, chambers, and diverticula, which can lead to weakness in the contraction of the bladder and urethral sphincter, and even overflowing urinary incontinence.
Prostatic hyperplasia is a chronic disease with varying symptoms. Some patients have obvious symptoms, while others are not. If treatment is not given early, the condition will worsen and complications will occur. Therefore, the andrology experts at Zhongshan Rende Andrology Hospital remind that prostatitis can have a serious impact on the entire urinary and reproductive system, and untimely or improper treatment can cause serious complications.
