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Nosa Terry Omorodion
Nosa Terry Omorodion
Ugbowo Benin City Benin City, Edo State
Nigeria
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Research Article
Prostatitis and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia among Monks/Friars Aged 45-70 Presented at Unth Enugu state, Nigeria Between 2008-2013
Author(s): Peter Uwadiegwu Achukwu, Nosa Terry Omorodion and Chinedu Kingsley IgwiloPeter Uwadiegwu Achukwu, Nosa Terry Omorodion and Chinedu Kingsley Igwilo
The present work was undertaken to study the prevalence of prostatitis and Benign prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) among male nuns aged 45-70 years presented at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu between 2008-2013. A total of thirty (30) paraffin processed Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and prostatitis tissue biopsies were used. These samples were obtained by medical experts from patients who had been diagnosed of BPH and prostatitis between the years 2008-2013. Two (2) thin sections (5 μ) were obtained from each paraffin block of BPH and prostatitis and stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin (H&E). The results obtained showed that they were higher prevalence of BPH (62.34%) to prostatitis (37.80%) in UNTH from the year 2008-2013. It was also observed that the occurrence of these diseases is mostly dependent on the age of individual. The increased prev.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4273.1000213