Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Occurrence of Prostatic Surgery and Acute Urinary Retention: A Population-Based Cohort Study in The Netherlands

Patients using 5-ARIs seemed to have a reduced risk of prostatic surgery compared to patients using α-blockers. However, it was unknown whether the disease profile of 5-ARI users is different compare to non-5-ARI-treated and untreated patients with BPH, as detailed medical information necessary to characterise patients according to the BPH disease severity and development of disease parameters is not routinely recorded by GPs.