Information on surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia on YouTube is highly biased and misleading.
Patrick BetschartManolis PratsinisGautier MüllhauptRoman RechnerThomas Rw HerrmannChristian GratzkeHans-Peter SchmidValentin ZumsteinDominik AbtPublished in: BJU international (2020)
Most videos on the surgical treatment of LUTS/BPH on YouTube had a low quality of content, provided misinformation, were subject to commercial bias and did not report on conflicts of interest. These findings emphasize the importance of thorough doctor-patient communication and active recommendation of unbiased patient education materials.