Teleconsultation in Counter-reference Between Tertiary and Primary Care for Patients With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Teleconsultation in Counter-reference Between Tertiary and Primary Care for Patients With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
To evaluate the effectiveness of the use of teleconsultation in qualifying counter-reference
 between tertiary and primary care for patients with stable benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
 symptoms.
The effectiveness of the use of teleconsultation will be evaluated by the initial
 international prostate symptom score (IPSS) in patients randomized to the standard monitoring
 (tertiary hospital) and teleconsultation monitoring (primary care) and after twelve months.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  males, over forty years, with clinical diagnosis or imaging diagnosis of benign
 prostate hyperplasia (ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance
 imaging) with stable low urinary tract symptoms and International Prostate Symptom
 Score lower or equal to 25 points followed at tertiary care clinic.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  low urinary tract symptoms and International Prostate Symptom Score over to 25 points,
 inadequate clinical treatment response, surgical treatment indication, suspicion of
 prostate malignancy or urethra stricture or neurogenic bladder and illiterates.