Estimated costs of treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia in Brazil
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Estimated costs of treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia in Brazil.
INTRODUCTION The treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) presents 2 options: medical or surgical, and there are doubts about what is the best treatment since 80% of patients who undergo surgery become asymptomatic and 10 to 40% of those under medical regimen undergo surgery within a 5 years period. It is difficult to assess the actual costs of treating BPH in Brazil due to several factor...
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عنوان ژورنال: International braz j urol
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382003000300007