Literature search strategy

Databases	Date searched	Version/files
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews – CDSR (Cochrane Library)	25/10/2021	Issue 10 of 12, October 2021
Cochrane Central Database of Controlled Trials – CENTRAL (Cochrane Library)	25/10/2021	Issue 10 of 12, October 2021
International HTA database (INAHTA)	20/10/2021	-
MEDLINE (Ovid)	26/10/2021	1946 to October 25, 2021
MEDLINE In-Process (Ovid)	26/10/2021	1946 to October 25, 2021
MEDLINE Epubs ahead of print (Ovid)	26/10/2021	October 25, 2021
EMBASE (Ovid)	26/10/2021	1974 to 2021 October 25
EMBASE Conference (Ovid)	26/10/2021	1974 to 2021 October 25
Epistomonikos	26/10/2021	-

The following search strategy was used to identify papers in MEDLINE. A similar strategy was used to identify papers in other databases.

Number	Search term
1	Prostatic Hyperplasia/
2	Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/
3	Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction/
4	Prostatism/
5	(Prostat* adj2 (hyperplas* or adenom* or urethra* or enlarg*)).tw.
6	((bladder* or urinat* or urinar* or urethra) adj4 (neck or obstruct* or block* or narrow*)).ti.
7	((bladder* or urinat* or urinar* or urethra) adj4 (neck or obstruct* or block* or narrow*)).ab.
8	(LUTS or (low* adj2 urinar* adj2 tract* adj2 symptom*)).tw.
9	(BPO or BPH or BPH-relat* or BPE or prostatism*).tw.
10	or/1-9
11	minimally invasive surgical procedures/
12	((minimall* or non) adj2 invasive adj2 (surg* or treatment* or technolog* or procedure* or technique*)).tw.
13	"Prostheses and Implants"/
14	((temporary or removable) adj4 (implant* or nitinol* or device*)).tw.
15	TIND.tw.
16	or/11-15
17	10 and 16
18	(itind or Medi-tate).tw.
19	17 or 18
20	animals/ not humans/
21	19 not 20

Interventional procedure overview of prostatic urethral temporary implant insertion for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia