Reoperation after surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Surgical treatment is important for male lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) management, but there are few reviews of the risks of reoperation.

Objective

To systematically evaluate the current evidence regarding the reoperation rates of surgical treatment for LUTS in accordance with current recommendations and guidelines.

Evidence acquisition

Eligible studies published up to July 2023, were searched for in the PubMed^® (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA), Embase^® (Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), and Web of Science™ (Clarivate™, Philadelphia, PA, USA) databases. STATA^® (StataCorp LP, College Station, TX, USA) software was used to conduct the meta-analysis. Random-effects models were used to calculate the poole

SUBMITTER: He W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665564 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature