[The role of mepartricin in the medical treatment of benign prostatic adenoma].

A "cross over" study was carried out in a group of 22 subjects with prostatic hypertrophy in different stages, first treated with chloroformic extract of Pygeum Africanum (4 capsules/die for 30 days) and afterwards, when the symptoms reappeared, with mepartricin (3 gastroresistant tablets of 50,000 U. each/die for 30 days). Both substances proved to be active against the urinary symptomatology; however the polyene induced a significant decrease in the prostate size (evaluated by cystography), justifying the 77% of "excellent" results against the 13% obtained with the reference drug.