The Impact of Race, Ethnicity and Insurance Status on Surgery Rates for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

• Published in: Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 163; pp. 44 - 49
• Main Authors: Antoine, Samuel G., Carmichael, Heather, Lloyd, Granville L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022

To determine whether patient race/ethnicity are associated with differences in likelihood of undergoing surgical treatment for LUTS/BPH. Queried hospital network database between 1/2011 and 10/2018. Men over age 40 on medical therapy for LUTS (selective alpha blockade and/or 5-alpha-reductase inhibi...