Thompson I M, Wesen C A
South Med J. 1982 Nov;75(11):1342-4. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198211000-00009.
We reviewed a series of 70 patients who had transurethral resection of the prostate to determine the incidence of inguinal hernia. We found inguinal hernias in 20% of the patients, a figure significantly higher than in the general population. In 47% of the patients a hernia was present on admission or herniorrhaphy had been done previously. Urine flow rate has been previously found to be an excellent screening measurement for prostatism, a concept confirmed by this series. Because benign prostatic hyperplasia has associated morbidity and because its presence is not desirable in patients having herniorrhaphy, urine flow rate is advocated as a routine screening test for prostatism in patients with inguinal hernias.
我们回顾了一系列70例接受经尿道前列腺切除术的患者，以确定腹股沟疝的发生率。我们发现20%的患者存在腹股沟疝，这一数字显著高于普通人群。47%的患者在入院时就存在疝或之前已进行过疝修补术。先前已发现尿流率是前列腺增生症的一项出色筛查指标，本系列研究证实了这一概念。由于良性前列腺增生伴有相关发病率，且其存在对于接受疝修补术的患者不利，因此主张将尿流率作为腹股沟疝患者前列腺增生症的常规筛查试验。
