| Revista: | International braz j urol |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000296513 |
| ISSN: | 1677-5538 |
| Autors: | Suaid, Haylton J1 Goncalves, Marco A Rodrigues Jr, Antonio A Cunha, Joao P Cologna, Adauto J Martins, Antonio C.P |
| Institucions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escuela de Medicina, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Any: | 2003 |
| Període: | May-Jun |
| Volum: | 29 |
| Número: | 3 |
| Paginació: | 234-237 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico, analítico |
| Resumen en inglés | 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 factors, among them regional particularities and the scarcity of current statistical data. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Recently, in the Ribeirão Preto area, São Paulo, Brazil, the IPSS (International Prostatic Symptoms Score) and quality of life were verified in 934 volunteers. It was determined the percentage of individuals with ages ranging from 40 to 79 years with moderate symptoms (score 8-19) and with severe symptoms (score 20-35), values for which are indicated medical and surgical treatment, respectively, according to the Brazilian Society of Urology consensus on BPH. Data on Brazilian population in that age range were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics referent to the year of 2000. It was determined the number of patients, according to the criteria above, subjected to either one of the treatments mentioned. Surgical costs of prostate transurethral resection were researched according to Unified Health System - SUS tables (US |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Cirugía, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Próstata, Hiperplasia prostática benigna, Costos, Farmacoterapia |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Surgery, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Prostate, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Costs, Pharmacotherapy |
| Text complet: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
