Changes in Prevalence and Treatment Pattern of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Korea
- Title
- Changes in Prevalence and Treatment Pattern of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Korea
- Author
- 김규식
- Keywords
- Prostate; Therapeutics; Prevalence
- Issue Date
- 2021-01
- Publisher
- KOREAN CONTINENCE SOC
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL NEUROUROLOGY JOURNAL, v. 25, NO 4, Page. 347-354
- Abstract
- Purpose: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms and negatively affects the quality of life. We aimed to investigate the treatment pattern of BPH in South Korea.
Methods: Information on treatment modalities and diagnoses of BPH was obtained from the Health Insurance Review and
Assessment Service-Aged Patient Sample. Data on BPH patients aged ≥60 years from 2012 to 2016 were obtained. We surveyed the treatment pattern of BPH, including the types of drugs used and surgeries performed, according to the type of institution.
Results: In this study, 18,260–24,657 BPH patients treated between 2012 and 2016 were included. The number of patients
showed an increasing pattern, and drug therapy was the major treatment method used for BPH (98.77%). Moreover, the pattern of increased pharmacotherapy use for BPH was reinforced by the increasing number of patients. Prescription of
α-blockers only was dominant in this cohort (45.7%). Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) was the most commonly
used surgical treatment for BPH (53.6%), but it showed a decreasing pattern over time. In contrast, holmium laser enucleation
of the prostate (HoLEP) showed an increase from 19.4% to 39.7%.
Conclusions: The most common treatment for BPH was drug therapy, predominantly only α-blocker therapy. The surgical
treatment trend has changed from TURP to HoLEP
- URI
- https://www.einj.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.5213/inj.2040412.206https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/175198
- ISSN
- 2093-4777 ; 2093-6931
- DOI
- 10.5213/inj.2040412.206
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