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. 2008 Jan 26;336(7637):206-10.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39433.670718.AD.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Part 2--management

Timothy J Wilt  1 , James N'Dow
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Part 2--management

Timothy J Wilt et al. BMJ. .
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Fig 1 Cumulative incidence of progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with moderate to severe symptoms at baseline. Progression was defined by an increase of at least four points in the international prostate symptom score, acute urinary retention, incontinence renal insufficiency, or recurrent urinary tract infection
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Fig 2 Cumulative incidence of acute urinary retention and invasive therapy for BPH. Adapted from McConnell et al
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