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.
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.
The investigators reported that “the risk of recurrence was significantly lower following BLC (HR=0.67, 95% CI: 0.51-0.89) than WLC.”
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.
"The question of when a surgeon should retire has been the subject of debate for decades," writes Raj S. Pruthi, MD.
Advances in robotic URS will help target stones and reduce ionizing radiation.
Merck & Co. has released iPhone applications for the professional and consumer editions of its Merck Manual.
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.
In this article, we review the underlying causes of nocturia and outline an approach to its diagnostic evaluation and treatment.
This article focuses on the potentially dangerous urinary tract factors seen in spinal cord injury patients, with an emphasis on early and continuous treatment.
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.
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.
Drs. Shlomo Raz and Ja-Hong Kim discuss recent advances in the treatment of stress incontinence.
"Practicing medicine is difficult enough these days without doing things to enrich innovation-stifling lawyers," writes Jack Francis, MD.
"Then [we] also started looking at somatic testing, because if you only stop at germline testing, you miss another 50% of patients who would have somatic alterations who have resistant prostate cancer," says Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS.
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.
Various aspects of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) were the focus of several abstracts presented at the World Congress of Endourology & SWL here. Data from one U.S. group seemed to suggest, however, that SWL's "gold standard" offers better stone fragmentation and clearance than at least one newer device.
"The AACU joined 1 effort calling for the administration to remove the directive that arbiters anchor their determination to the qualifying payment amount, and instead let them consider all allowable information submitted by the parties to support their offer," says Ross E. Weber of the AACU.
A relatively simple technique called the spousal lifetime access trust has proven especially advantageous and popular among those who have remarried and want to provide for children from a prior marriage.
Recent changes in credit card laws will likely affect everyone in ways both positive and negative.
To address the gap between the increasing number of urologic patients and decreasing number of urologists, some urology practices have to turned to physician extenders, also known as midlevel providers.
To address the gap between the increasing number of urologic patients and decreasing number of urologists, some urology practices have to turned to physician extenders, also known as midlevel providers.
With guidance from the American Association of Clinical Urologists, Inc., urologists have scored key grassroots victories in state legislatures across the country over the past year.
Since the original description of the robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy technique in 2002, several technical modifications have been reported.
Since the original description of the robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy technique in 2002, several technical modifications have been reported.
An overview of new agents and device-assisted therapies being investigated to improve outcomes for patients with superficial bladder cancer.
Research has shown that follow-up text messages are more effective than telephone calls at reducing hospital readmissions or emergency department visits following hospital discharge.
"The world of laser vaginal rejuvenation is fast paced, with new companies adding a laser platform nearly each month," write Jessica DeLong, MD, and Jennifer Miles-Thomas, MD.
Seal strength tests on two laparoscopic instruments indicate that each offers separate advantages when sealing ureters and blood vessels, researchers reported at the World Congress of Endourology & SWL.
Efforts to standardize PSA assays were undertaken a decade ago, but PSA standardization remains controversial.