...Sang Hoon Kim; Kyu In Jung; Jun Sung Koh; Ki Ouk Min; Su Yeon Cho; Hyun Woo Kim Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between chronic prostatic inflammation and prostatic calculi, and clinical parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Materials and Methods: This study...

... accuracy were better assuming a 16% cutoff value for percent free PSA than with other cutoff values. Prostatic inflammation associated with benign hypertrophy can cause false positives in both tPSA and f/tPSA measurements, since 60% of these patients have an f/tPSA ratio below 16%. In diagnosing carcinoma...