1
|
Saldarriaga EM, Cárcamo CP, Babigumira JB, García PJ. The Annual costs of treating genital warts in the Public Healthcare Sector in Peru. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:1092. [PMID: 34649539 PMCID: PMC8518193 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07120-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To estimate the cost of six different techniques used to treat Genital Warts and the annual average cost of treating a typical GW patient in Peru. To estimate the annual economic burden diagnosing and treating GW in the Peruvian public healthcare system. METHODS We developed a prevalence-based, cost-of-illness study from the provider's perspective, the healthcare facilities under the purview of Peruvian Ministry of Health. We used an activity-based costing approach. We conducted primary data collection in three regions in Peru and supplemented it with governmental data. Uncertainty of the costing estimates was assessed via Monte Carlo simulations. We estimated the average cost and associated confidence intervals for six treatment options - three topical and three surgical - and the overall cost per patient. RESULTS The average treatment cost per patient was 59.9USD (95 %CI 45.5, 77.6). Given a population of 18.4 million adults between 18 and 60 years of age and a GW prevalence of 2.28 %, the annual cost of treating GW was 25.1 million USD (uncertainty interval 16.9, 36.6). CONCLUSIONS This study provides the first quantification of the economic burden of treating genital warts in Peru and one of the few in Latin America. The costing data did not include other healthcare providers or out-of-pocket expenditures, and hence we present a conservative estimate of the COI of GW in Peru. Our findings bring attention to the financial burden of treating GW, a vaccine-preventable disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Enrique M Saldarriaga
- Epidemiology, STD and HIV Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.,The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
| | - Cesar P Cárcamo
- Epidemiology, STD and HIV Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
| | - Joseph B Babigumira
- The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
| | - Patricia J García
- Epidemiology, STD and HIV Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. .,Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Kim CJ, Campbell SP, Allkanjari A, Lentz AC. Update on the Medical and Surgical Management of Urethral Condyloma. Sex Med Rev 2021; 10:240-254. [PMID: 33752995 DOI: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2021.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Condyloma acuminata (CA) of the urethra presents a management challenge due to high recurrence rates, difficulty in accessing urethral lesions, risk of stricture formation, and potential for sexual dysfunction. While standard treatment modalities are acceptable for some external genital condyloma, they are not always feasible or appropriate for urethral lesions. OBJECTIVES We sought to review the literature on epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment of urothelial CA with a focus on surgical treatment options. METHODS We performed a comprehensive literature search of PubMed to identify all studies pertaining to urethral CA through November 2020. RESULTS Urethral CA is a relatively rare, but challenging disease to manage with a considerable amount of treatment side effects and downstream morbidity associated. In our comprehensive review we have found a wide selection of treatment modalities ranging from minimally invasive strategies to surgical reconstructive techniques. Proper follow-up to monitor for disease recurrence at the 3-4 month mark is appropriate and will determine subsequent treatment strategies as needed. Future studies and treatment directions include novel drug delivery models to optimize minimally invasive topical drug efficacy. CONCLUSION Treatment of urethral CA should be approached in a step-wise fashion. Medical therapy would be an appropriate option for asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic patients with small lesions who desire to avoid any interventions. If patient is symptomatic, has extensive disease burden or has failed medical therapy intervention should be considered with options including PDT, laser ablation or surgical excision with or without urethral reconstruction. Appropriate selection depends on patient characteristics and preferences along with prior treatment history. Kim CJ, Campbell SP, Allkanjari A, et al. Update on the Medical and Surgical Management of Urethral Condyloma. Sex Med Rev 2021;xxx:xxx-xxx.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Christopher J Kim
- Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
| | - Scott P Campbell
- Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
| | - Armand Allkanjari
- Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
| | - Aaron C Lentz
- Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Demir A, Güder S. The effects of vitamin B12, vitamin D, ferritin level, neutrophil/monocyte ratio and some blood parameters on genital warts presence, the number of lesions, and recurrence rates. Andrologia 2021; 53:e14006. [PMID: 33550671 DOI: 10.1111/and.14006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The relationships between cancer caused by HPV and some vitamins, as well as leucocytes and their ratios, have been investigated in the literature. Our aim is to evaluate these relationships at the level of genital wart in terms of the investigated parameters and lesion numbers. Data were obtained from 98 and 94 patients for groups one and two, including warts patients and healthy people respectively. The Neutrophil/Monocyte ratio and lesion numbers in the warts patients were reported and analysed in terms of vitamin B12 and D, ferritin and leucocytes. A correlation was established between lesion numbers, age and midcorpuscular volume (p <0.05). There was no correlation between lesion numbers and recurrence. According to the comparative analysis, there were differences in terms of ferritin, neutrophil, monocyte, haemoglobin, midcorpuscular volume and neutrophil/monocyte ratio between groups. The cut-off values for neutrophil, monocyte and N/M ratios were 56.45, 4.91 and 7.825 respectively. While our study showed that wart development may be affected by blood ferritin levels and in this situation, midcorpuscular volume, neutrophil, monocyte and N/M ratios may change, a relation was found between lesion numbers and age and mean midcorpsucular volume values only. However, further studies are needed to clarify this issue.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aslan Demir
- Urology Department, Medical Faculty, Bezmialem Vakıf University, İstanbul, Turkey
| | - Semih Güder
- Dermatalogy Clinic, Dragos Hospital, Bezmialem Vakıf University, İstanbul, Turkey
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Sarier M, Ceyhan AM, Sepin N, Ozel E, Inal MM, Kukul E, Soylu A. HPV infection in urology practice. Int Urol Nephrol 2019; 52:1-8. [PMID: 31583581 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-019-02302-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common pathogen of sexually transmitted disease worldwide. While HPV is responsible for low-grade benign lesions in the anogenital area such as condyloma acuminatum, it is also strongly associated with cervical, anal, vulvar/vaginal, and penile carcinomas. In addition to being an oncogenic virus, HPV causes a substantial socioeconomic burden due to the recurrence of benign lesions, the lack of a definitive treatment option that provides a complete cure, and the high cost of treatment. The global incidence of HPV infection is rising, especially among young and sexually active individuals; as a result, in recent years these infections have also become increasingly conspicuous in urology practice, both as incidental findings and primary complaints. The aim of this review is to evaluate the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment modalities of HPV infections in light of the current literature from the urologist's perspective.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mehmet Sarier
- Department of Urology, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey. .,Department of Urology, Medical Park Hospital, Muratpaşa, Antalya, Turkey.
| | - Ali Murat Ceyhan
- Department of Dermatology, Medical Park Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
| | - Nevgun Sepin
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
| | - Esin Ozel
- Department of Pathology, Antalya Pathology Laboratories, Antalya, Turkey
| | - Mehmet Murat Inal
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Memorial Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
| | - Erdal Kukul
- Department of Urology, Medical Park Hospital, Muratpaşa, Antalya, Turkey
| | - Ahmet Soylu
- Department of Urology, Gozde Academy Hospital, Malatya, Turkey
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Treatment of intraurethral condylomata acuminata with surgery and cidofovir instillations in two immunocompromised patients and review of the literature. Antiviral Res 2018; 158:238-243. [PMID: 30153444 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Condylomata acuminata (CA) or anogenital warts are benign proliferative lesions caused by low-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV). Treating CA can be very frustrating for patients and clinicians due to the high recurrence rates. Immunosuppression is associated with larger size of CA that are more frequently resistant to treatment. Surgical approaches tend to be poorly effective in the long-term because of high recurrence rates related to the persistence of HPV-infected cells. In our search to find an agent to treat intraurethral CA with minor or no side effects, we evaluated intraurethral cidofovir in two male patients, who were under immunosuppressing therapy due to organ transplantation and suffered from extensive urethral HPV lesions. Both patients underwent biopsy of the lesions and initial transurethral resection. In our first case, intraurethral cidofovir instillations were started after 2 months due to recurrence after surgical treatment. In our second case, intraurethral cidofovir was administered after surgery because of incomplete resection of extensive lesions. Because of persistent or rapidly recurrent lesions despite intraurethral cidofovir instillations, the first patient needed two additional surgical interventions while the second patient underwent one additional surgical intervention. After surgical intervention, both patients received again adjuvant cidofovir instillations without side effects. Over a period of 56 weeks, both patients received each a total of 28 instillations with cidofovir. Following 3.5 years (patient 1) of the last cidofovir instillation, no recurrences were observed in our first patient. Following 6 months of the last cidofovir instillation (patient 2), two very small recurrent lesions in the most distal part of the urethra were observed in our second patient for which he will receive a cycle of 6 cidofovir instillations in the near future. Intraurethral cidofovir is a safe, easy-to-use, well-tolerated and an effective adjuvant to surgery for extensive intraurethral CA in immunocompromised patients.
Collapse
|
6
|
Ebrahimi A, Moradi MR, Rezaei M, Kavoussi H, Madani H, Mohammadamini K, Kavoussi R. Comparison of the risk factors and HPV types in males with anogenital warts with and without involvement of the urethral meatus in western Iran. ACTA DERMATOVENEROLOGICA ALPINA PANNONICA ET ADRIATICA 2018; 26:55-58. [PMID: 28941262 DOI: 10.15570/actaapa.2017.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced lesions rarely develop in the urethral meatus (UM); however, their eradication can be problematic. METHODS A total of 22 patients with anogenital warts (AGWs) in the UM region and 22 patients with AGWs located at other anatomical sites were included in this cross-sectional study. The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in biopsy samples was determined using the HPV Easy typing kit (GenID GmbH, Germany). RESULTS Although the patients in the AGW group with involvement of the UM had a higher incidence of reported multiple sexual partners (63.6% vs. 40.9%), larger meatus size (81.8% vs. 36.4%), and more frequent anal (36.4% vs. 18.2%) or unprotected sexual contact (68.2% vs. 36.4%) than those in the AGW group without UM involvement, only the duration of lesions (p = 0.04) and meatus size (p = 0.004) were significantly different in both groups. Low-risk HPV types were found in 75.0% and 69.2% of patients in the AGW groups with and without UM involvement, respectively. CONCLUSION We found that a larger UM size was more prone to the development of meatus AGWs; however, being married, delaying sexual debut, and avoidance of multiple sexual partners seemed to be associated with a decreased risk of development of AGWs, especially within the UM region.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ali Ebrahimi
- Dermatology Department, Hajdaie Dermatology Clinic, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
| | - Mahmood Reza Moradi
- Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
| | - Mansour Rezaei
- Health School, Family Health Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
| | - Hossein Kavoussi
- Dermatology Department, Hajdaie Dermatology Clinic, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
| | - Hamid Madani
- Pathology Department, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
| | - Kiarash Mohammadamini
- Dermatology Department, Hajdaie Dermatology Clinic, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
| | - Reza Kavoussi
- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Patel RV, Desai D, Cherian A, Martyn-Simmons C. Periurethral and vulval condylomata acuminata: an unusual juvenile venereal disease in a 3-year-old girl. BMJ Case Rep 2014; 2014:bcr-2013-200997. [PMID: 25199183 PMCID: PMC4158202 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
We present a case of giant condyloma acuminatum (CA) in a 3-year-old girl with rapidly growing vulval and periurethral lesions, which was investigated thoroughly and successfully treated with excision biopsy. Genital warts in the form of giant alarming vestibular, vulval and periurethral lesions of CA are very rare in children. There is need for a multidisciplinary approach with potential sociomedicolegal implications. Surgical excision is safe, effective and provides an opportunity to assess the extent of the lesion and tissue for accurate diagnosis. Genital warts in the form of giant alarming vestibular, vulval and periurethral lesions of CA are very rare in children. Indications for surgical treatment include large, recurrent or refractory lesions, as well as the need for histological identification and acquiring tissue for immunotherapy when necessary. The strategy of an extended follow-up is recommended so as to ensure identification of any risk situations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ramnik V Patel
- Department of Paediatric Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Paediatric Urology, Great Ormond Street Children Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Divyesh Desai
- Department of Paediatric Urology, UCLH and GOSH, London, UK
| | | | - Claire Martyn-Simmons
- Department of Paediatric Dermatology and Venereal diseases, UCLH and GOSH, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Female urethral condyloma causing bladder outlet obstruction. Int Neurourol J 2014; 18:42-4. [PMID: 24729927 PMCID: PMC3983509 DOI: 10.5213/inj.2014.18.1.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
In women, urethral condyloma rarely leads to a bladder outlet obstruction. A 39-year-old woman who presented with frequency, urgency, and residual urine sensation was found to have a condyloma in her urethral meatus. Urodynamic study indicated bladder outlet obstruction. After condyloma excision, she returned to normal voiding, and the free maximum flow rate improved. In women, excision of urethral condylomas that cause obstruction can be an effective treatment with early recovery of voiding function.
Collapse
|