Abstract:
This study finds out the incidence of prostate gland enlargement
in elderly men in Merowi Province. It was done at Karima Hospital in
the north of Sudan, during the period from August 2006 to March
2007.
The method of data collection designed to be performed in only
one direction which basically a transabdominal ultrasonographic
examinations tool.
Seventy five Sudanese patients, aged between (50-89 years) were
examined by ultrasonography using an Aloka machine (SSD-500) real
time scanner with one probe, convex of frequency 3.5 MHz.
The researcher found that 47 out of 75 patients (63 %) had an
enlarged prostate gland enlargement (enlarged prostate size≥30 ml),
and 28 patients (37 %); had a normal prostate gland size (normal
prostate size< 30 ml).
The study shows that, the percentage of prostate gland
enlargement in three age groups distribution was increased gradually;
prostate gland enlargement represented 51% in age group which
ranged between 60 to 69 years , also it represented 68% in older group
(70-79 years), and represented 79% in oldest group (80-89 years).
According to these results, there was a clear proportional
relation between the size of prostate gland, and the age of the patient.
The researcher found that measuring the prostate gland size
through an empty urinary or through an empty urinary bladder was not
reliable.
Also I found that urinary bladder and kidneys are the mainly
affected organs by the enlargement of prostate gland.
The thesis was dividing into five chapters: chapter one contains
introduction, chapter two:literature review; which consists of anatomy,
histology, physiology, pathology, and ultrasonographic scanning of the
prostate, chapter three deals with materials and method, chapter four
was results, data analysis, and discussion, chapter five finds out
conclusion and recommendations.
Finally, recent experience indicates that a more definitive role is
possible for ultrasonography in evaluation of prostate gland
enlargement.
