Acknowledgement
Funding: This study was funded by a scientific grant of Recordati Polska
Co.Ltd. (RECO/BPH1/2018). Europharma Rachtan Co. Ltd. designed the study
and is the copyright holder.
Authors’ contributions: Concept and study design M.
Olszanecka-Glinianowicz & A. Almgren-Rachtan; data analysis AJ.
Owczarek, J. Chudek; manuscript preparation R. Zdrojowy, J. Chudek
Consultations: prof Andrzej Prajsner – retired Head and Chair of the
Department of Urology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice.
Ethics: according to the Polish law, surveys are not medical experiments
and as such do not require either Bioethical Committee approval or the
need to obtain informed consent from the patients for inclusion.