Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Minimally invasive treatments may result in similar or worse effects concerning urinary symptoms and QoL compared to TURP at short-term follow-up. They may result in fewer major adverse events, especially in the case of PUL and PAE; resulting in better rankings for symptoms scores. PUL may result in fewer retreatments compared to other interventions, especially TUMT, which had the highest retreatment rates at long-term follow-up. We are very uncertain about the effects of these interventions on erectile function. There was limited long-term data, especially for CRFWVT and TIND. Future high-quality studies with more extended follow-up, comparing different, active treatment modalities, and adequately reporting critical outcomes relevant to patients, including those related to sexual function, could provide more information on the relative effectiveness of these interventions.PMID:34693990 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD013656.pub2

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Juan Va Franco Jae Hung Jung Mari Imamura Michael Borofsky Muhammad Imran Omar Camila Micaela Escobar Liquitay Shamar Young Jafar Golzarian Areti Angeliki Veroniki Luis Garegnani Philipp Dahm Source Type: research