Open AccessAnalysis of benign prostatic obstruction surgery: A long-term evaluation in a real-life context
Author(s) -
Alberto Costa Silva,
Pedro Abreu-Mendes,
Afonso Morgado,
Paulo Dinis,
Carlos MartinsSilva
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2022.3.295
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatitis , context (archaeology) , odds ratio , lower urinary tract symptoms , surgery , retrospective cohort study , prostate , cancer , paleontology , biology
Surgery is the treatment for male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) relat-ed to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) refractory to pharma-cological treatment or with complications. This study aimed to assess factors associated with the need for surgical reinterven-tion and/or continuation of pharmacological treatment.