Patients' Perspectives on Attributes While Choosing Minimally Invasive Surgery for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Procedures: Experience from Men Undergoing Water Vapor Thermal Therapy.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To understand which attributes men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) undergoing water vapor thermal therapy (WVTT) find important while considering treatment options for the condition. Methods: Men (n = 170) with lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH who underwent WVTT between April 2019 and November 2020 in a Toronto urologic clinic were invited to participate in an online survey. The survey included eight attributes of BPH surgical procedures and five attributes of WVTT. Patients were asked how important each attribute was to them before they selected a BPH procedure and decided to undergo WVTT. Results: In total, 128 respondents (75%) completed the survey. A majority of the respondents were White (88%), married (83%), a

SUBMITTER: Rojanasarot S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10210213 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature