The Impact of Diabetes Type 2 in the Pathogenesis of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Review

Introduction. Clinical observation of larger prostate glands in men with diabetes mellitus type 2 led some investigators to hypothesize that an association between these two conditions exists. In fact, both diseases are very common in men as they age and seem to be sharing similar epidemiologic feat...

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Main Authors: K. Stamatiou, M. Lardas, E. Kostakos, V. Koutsonasios, E. Michail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/818965