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evaluated with DRE, by laboratory methods as tPSA , TRUS and TAUS (in cases
suspicious for cancer), as well as Bladder Outlet Obstruction (BOO) with Uroflowmetry
units as Maximal flow rate (Qmax), Average flow rate (Qave) and assessment of PVR
with TAUS.
Exclusion criteria were as following: tPSA>4 ng/ml., Qmax >15 ml/sec., IPSS
score above 20, renal and heart insufficiency, myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular
accident. Also excluded patients with bladder infections, bladder stones or diverticula‘s.
Tamsulosin were administered at dose 0.4 mg a single time, after meal.
The demographic and baseline characteristics for age, prostate volume, IPSS,
Qmax, Qave of the patients are presented in Table 1. There were no significant
differences between the two groups in any baseline parameters.
The baseline characteristics of the patients in both groups and differences in
subjective changes between the baseline and treatment periods were analyzed using
Student‘s t-test. Inter and inter-group differences were evaluated using analysis of
variance (ANOVA) and percentage. All statistical analysis was performed using SPSS
12.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Statistical differences were considered significant at
p