Medical Treatment Incidence and Persistence After Surgical Relief of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Suggestive of Benign Prostatic Obstruction: A Critical Analysis of the Literature.

In the present systematic review, we investigated the risk of ongoing or novel therapy with drugs following surgery for benign prostate enlargement. We found that a non-negligible proportion of men will need to take drug therapy after surgery. Certain risk factors can be identified, which are associated with a higher risk of drug therapy after surgery.