Sonographic Association of Prostate Volume with Post Micturition Residual Volume in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia ISSN (Print): 2521-8514 ISSN (Online): 2521-8484 RADS J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci. 107 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Sonographic Association of Prostate Volume with Post Micturition Residual Volume in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Saifullah 1 , Raham Bacha 1 , Syed Amir Gilani 1 , Hafiz Muhammad Asif 2, *, Zain ul Hasan 1 , Zahid Sharif 3 , Kamran Zaidi 4 , Saima Ameer 4 , Sabir Hussain 5 1 Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan 2 University College of Conventional Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan 3 Rural Health Center, Muhammad Pur, Rajanpur, Pakistan 4 Ameer Ul Deen Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan 5 Ghazi Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan ABSTRACT Author`s Contribution All the authors contributed significantly to the research that resulted in the submitted manuscript. Article info. Received: March 30, 2018 Accepted: May 29, 2018 Funding Source: Nil Conflict of Interest: Nil Cite this article: Saifullah, Bacha R, Gilani SA, Asif HM, Hasan Z, Sharif Z, Zaidi K, Ameer S, Hussain S. Sonographic Association of Prostate Volume with Post Micturition Residual Volume in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia. RADS J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci. 2018; 6(2): 107-112. *Address of Correspondence Author: doctor.asif101@gmail.com Objective: To evaluate the association of prostate volume with post micturition residual urinary volume (PMR) in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: This was cross-sectional analytical study with sample size of 100, performed at Gilani Ultrasound Centre, for six months. Study was performed in Gilani Ultrasound Centre, Lahore, from 15-5-2017 to 16-11-2017. Individuals of age 40-80 years diagnosed for BPH were included. The patients who had prostate cancer, who had undergone minor urinary tract or prostate surgery, patient with UTI or bladder stone were not considered in this research. Transabdominal sonography was performed with convex transducer of 3.5 - 5MHz frequency. Outcome variables were Prostate volume and post micturition residual (PMR) volume. Results: Hundred BPH positive individuals were recruited in this study. The results were gathered which showed that the association between prostate volume and post void residual volume was not significant. Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between BPH and PMR, rather bladder outlet obstruction could be caused by the enlargement and protrusion of median lobe of prostate. Keywords: Benign prostate hypertrophy, bladder outlet obstruction, central obstruction, post-micturition residual volume, urinary reflux. INTRODUCTION Prostate gland enlargement in size is benign prostate hyperplasia. Size of prostate gland increase is common and appeared when apoptosis fails to occur in prostatic tissue due to advancing age. Some medicines used to treat BPH can cause failure of this process [1]. Prostate gland produces about 20 to 30% of the seminal fluid [2]. According to worldwide Continence Society the total of fluid noted in the urinary bladder instantly after the completion of micturition is called residual urinary volume [3]. Conventionally, the calculation for post micturition residual urinary volume (PMR) was investigation of choice in the diagnosis and follow- up of patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. A joint committee on International Consultation on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, has given recommendations about the calculation of PMR in the investigative assessment of patients with