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ArticleCureus2024

The Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Medical Management of Patients With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

Malik Adil Mehmood, Shah Jehan, Issa Khan, Muhammad Ilyas, Usama Khan, Wajid Ali

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Malik Adil MehmoodUrology, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Peshawar, PAK.
Shah JehanUrology, Maqsood Medical Complex (MMC) General Hospital, Peshawar, PAK.
Issa KhanUrology, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Peshawar, PAK.
Muhammad IlyasUrology, Nizwa hospital, Nizwa, OMN.
Usama KhanGeneral Practice, Category D Hospital, Razmak, PAK.
Wajid AliSurgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, PAK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a prevalent condition that a large portion of the male population develops with aging, in which the prostate gland enlarges and results in urinary symptoms. Objective The objective of this article is to assess patient-reported outcomes (PRO) of medical management of benign prostate hyperplasia in terms of international prostate symptoms score (IPSS), BPH impact index (BPHII), and treatment satisfaction score (TSS). Methods This descriptive study included 114 patients who received medical management for BPH during the period 5

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benign prostate enlargementbenign prostate hyperplasia impact indexconservative medical managementinternational prostate symptom scorepatient-reported outcome

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PMID39280479
PMCPMC11402476

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