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Nandini Bahri, MD
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Case study: Discomfort, swelling in groin

This slideshow presents a case study of a 30-year-old male with discomfort in left groin region due to mass/swelling for 1 year.

Siddharth Thaker
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Case study: Discomfort, swelling in groin

This slideshow presents a case study of a 30-year-old male with discomfort in left groin region due to mass/swelling for 1 year.

S.L. Chudasama, MD
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Case study: Discomfort, swelling in groin

This slideshow presents a case study of a 30-year-old male with discomfort in left groin region due to mass/swelling for 1 year.

Shekhar Khanpara
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Case study: Discomfort, swelling in groin

This slideshow presents a case study of a 30-year-old male with discomfort in left groin region due to mass/swelling for 1 year.

Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD

Dr. Brahmbhatt is co-director of The PUR Clinic (Personalized Urology & Robotics) at South Lake Hospital, Clermont, FL.

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Multiple approaches show benefit in treating orchialgia

In this interview, Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD, gives his take on several studies of orchialgia and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome presented at the 2018 AUA annual meeting.

Phillip P. Smith, MD
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Underactive bladder: Definition, diagnosis, and treatment

After providing a definition of underactive bladder and describing its various pathologies, this article outlines practical diagnostic steps and an approach to treatment, which is aimed at correcting underlying pathologies.

Gillian F. Wolff, MD
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Underactive bladder: Definition, diagnosis, and treatment

After providing a definition of underactive bladder and describing its various pathologies, this article outlines practical diagnostic steps and an approach to treatment, which is aimed at correcting underlying pathologies.

J. Christian Winters, MD
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Underactive bladder: Definition, diagnosis, and treatment

After providing a definition of underactive bladder and describing its various pathologies, this article outlines practical diagnostic steps and an approach to treatment, which is aimed at correcting underlying pathologies.

Alan L. Kaplan, MD
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Millennial urologists display a political awakening

Millennial urologists appear to have developed strong opinions on health policy as reflected by their recent social media activity, observes urologist Alan L. Kaplan, MD.

Mary M. Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN
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Avoid all saturated fat: Men’s health myth?

Dietitian Mary M. Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN, looks at this and several other misconceptions.

Bryant Furlow
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PCa-specific mortality not affected by comorbidity

Comorbidity does not affect prostate cancer-specific mortality, according to authors of a large prospective observational study of men in Sweden, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (2017; 35:3566-74).

Adele M. Caruso, DNP, CRNP, FAANP
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Back Together: American Urological Association Meeting 2022

"There is no substitute for face-to-face communication, intergenerational interactions, and chance encounters with colleagues that occur at an in-person meeting," writes Adele M. Caruso, DNP, CRNP, FAANP.

Leah Lawrence
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MRI-guided PCa detection strategies found cost-effective

Diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging strategies for the diagnosis of prostate cancer should be considered prior to biopsy of suspicious lesions, according to a recent study.

Lisa Kerr, PA-C
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Why you should consider a PA to first assist in surgery

UT blogger Lisa Kerr, PA-C, makes her case for using physician assistants to first assist on surgical procedures.

Charles Bankhead
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Female Urology: SUFU launches clinical care pathway for OAB patients

Other female urology topics discussed at this year's AUA meeting include preoperative urodynamics for women undergoing prolapse surgery and a study on nocturia.

Wayne Kuznar

Wayne Kuznar is a contributor to Urology Times.

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Water vapor thermal therapy for BPH sustains efficacy at 5 years

There were also no reports of sexual dysfunction related to device or procedure and no reported cases of sustained de novo erectile dysfunction at 5 years.

Zvi Gregory Wirschubsky, MD, PhD
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Renal cell carcinoma treated with partial nephrectomy or enucleation produce equivalent results

Patients with localized renal cell carcinoma treated with either partial nephrectomy or simple tumor enucleation have equivalent results in terms of local recurrence and cancer-specific survival after an estimated 10 years' follow-up.

Benjamin P. Saylor, Strategic Content Lead
Benjamin P. Saylor, Strategic Content Lead

Benjamin P. Saylor is Strategic Content Lead for the MJH Life Sciences® brands Contemporary OB/GYN®, Contemporary Pediatrics®, and Urology Times®.

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Q&A: Jeffrey Spier, MD, on ARPI fatigue and the case for dose reduction

Jeffrey M. Spier, MD, discusses how fatigue may impact patient quality-of-life and when dose reduction may be an appropriate treatment strategy.

Ken Krizner
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Sense of urgency surrounds BCG shortage

As urologists maneuver through the third shortage of bacillus Calmette-Guérin during the past decade, there is a sense of urgency to find short- and long-term alternative treatments to the only FDA-approved BCG strain as a therapeutic agent for nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Raj S. Pruthi, MD
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Retiring from the operating room but not from life

"The question of when a surgeon should retire has been the subject of debate for decades," writes Raj S. Pruthi, MD.

Manoj Monga, MD
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Robotic ureteroscopy: The future of stone management?

Advances in robotic URS will help target stones and reduce ionizing radiation.

Ron Rajecki
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Merck releases iPhone apps for its manuals

Merck & Co. has released iPhone applications for the professional and consumer editions of its Merck Manual.

Keith Borglum, CHBC
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What you need to know about buying and selling a practice

These tough economic times may give you pause if you're in the market to buy or sell a practice. But buying or selling at the right price at the right time could be the best investment you will ever make.

Kevin T. McVary, MD
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Urocross shows sustained benefit through 24 months post-removal

Urocross produced deepening IPSS improvement through 24 months post-retrieval, with Kevin T. McVary, MD, FACS, attributing a post-removal symptomatic boost to completed prostatic remodeling and full preservation of future treatment options.

Edward J. McGuire, MD
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Urologic care of the spinal cord injury patient

This article focuses on the potentially dangerous urinary tract factors seen in spinal cord injury patients, with an emphasis on early and continuous treatment.

Ajay Nehra, MD
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Use of prosthetic devices in urologic practice

Three areas in urology currently rely upon the use of prostheses: artificial urinary sphincter for urinary incontinence, penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction, and testicular prosthesis for congenital or acquired absent testis.

Rajeev Kumar, MD
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Use of prosthetic devices in urologic practice

Three areas in urology currently rely upon the use of prostheses: artificial urinary sphincter for urinary incontinence, penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction, and testicular prosthesis for congenital or acquired absent testis.

Shlomo Raz, MD
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Majority of nocturia patients have nocturnal polyuria

Drs. Shlomo Raz and Ja-Hong Kim discuss recent advances in the treatment of stress incontinence.

Jack Francis, MD
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Letter: Anterior urethropexy offers excellent, low-risk option to mesh

"Practicing medicine is difficult enough these days without doing things to enrich innovation-stifling lawyers," writes Jack Francis, MD.

Joe Arite
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The USPSTF is putting men's lives at risk

The American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU) rejects the USPSTF's complete disregard of the positive effect the PSA test has had on so many men in this country.