Investigating trends in interest for benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery options using Google Trends.
James Percy DanielsDevin N PatelGloria Cecilia GalvánNadine A FriedrichSanjay DasArash AkhaveinTimothy John DaskivichDavid JosephsonPremal DesaiCosimo De NunzioStephen J FreedlandPublished in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2023)
Understanding patient interest among surgical options is challenging. We used Google Trends to analyze interest in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgeries recommended for prostate volumes <80 cc. Google Trends was queried with five BPH surgeries. Final rank of search terms was TURP, UroLift, Rezum, Aquablation, and Greenlight. Google Trends can be an effective tool for evaluating public interest trends in BPH surgery.