High regional variation in prostate surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia in Switzerland.
<h4>Background</h4>Among various treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), surgical therapy is the most invasive. As Switzerland has the highest transurethral prostatectomy rate among OECD countries, we assessed the regional variation in prostate surgery for BPH and explo...
Main Authors: | Maria M Wertli, Brigitta Zumbrunn, Pascal Weber, Alan G Haynes, Radoslaw Panczak, Arnaud Chiolero, Nicolas Rodondi, Drahomir Aujesky |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254143 |
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