Goldstraw Miles A, Kirby Michael G, Bhardwa Jeetesh, Kirby Roger S
The London Clinic, 149 Harley Street, London, UK.
BJU Int. 2007 Mar;99(3):513-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06588.x. Epub 2006 Dec 6.
The incidence of diabetes continues to increase dramatically; this incidence is predominantly of the type-2 form which clusters together with other comorbidities of hypertension and lipid abnormalities, to form the metabolic syndrome. These conditions will have an increasing impact on urological practice, with erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, voiding difficulties and urinary tract infections all more common in these patients. These symptoms might be the initial presentation of previously undiagnosed diabetes and it is important to recognise this condition early to avoid later complications including end-stage renal failure.
糖尿病的发病率持续急剧上升；这种发病率主要为2型糖尿病，它与高血压和血脂异常等其他合并症聚集在一起，形成代谢综合征。这些病症将对泌尿外科实践产生越来越大的影响，勃起功能障碍、性腺功能减退、排尿困难和尿路感染在这些患者中都更为常见。这些症状可能是先前未被诊断出的糖尿病的最初表现，早期识别这种病症很重要，以避免包括终末期肾衰竭在内的后期并发症。
