Metabolic Syndrome and Urologic Diseases

Reviews in Urology

Haluk Akpinar¹  Dean G Assimos¹  Ilya Gorbachinsky¹ 

[1] Wake Forest University School of Medicine,, Winston-Salem, NC

关键词: Metabolic syndrome;    Insulin resistance;    Obesity;    Cardiovascular disease;    Hypogonadism;    Nephrolithiasis;    Endothelial dysfunction;    Benign prostatic hyperplasia;    Lower urinary tract symptoms;   

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学科分类：基础医学

来源: MedReviews, LLC

【 摘 要 】

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex entity consisting of multiple interrelated factors including insulin resistance, central adiposity, dyslipidemia, endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerotic disease, low-grade inflammation, and in males, low testosterone levels. MetS has been linked to a number of urologic diseases including nephrolithiasis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms, erectile dysfunction, male infertility, female incontinence, and prostate cancer. This article reviews the relationships between MetS and these entities. Urologists need to be cognizant of the impact that MetS has on urologic diseases as well as on overall patient health.

【 授权许可】

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