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Male infertility evaluation: Time for a new clinical care pathway?This article briefly reviews the current guidelines and proposes a clinical care pathway for health care practitioners who perform the initial evaluation of infertile couples.
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Prostate imaging, biopsy often miss contralateral tumorsRecent research shows contemporary imaging and biopsy techniques often fail to identify contralateral tumors in men presumed to have unilateral prostate cancer-and the results have significant implications for identifying candidates for hemiablation.
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Robotic miniaturization: Reducing the surgical footprintNewer instruments minimize incisions, incision size, and financial impact.
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Robotic miniaturization: Reducing the surgical footprintNewer instruments minimize incisions, incision size, and financial impact.
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My anti-burnout recipe: Instant Pot for the Hungry Intern"Fresh out of medical school, I had lofty plans for intern year... Fast forward through orientation, and the ACGME-approved 80-hour work week was quick to remind me of the alternate meaning of the word ‘intern’: to be held prisoner," writes Kiran Sury, MD.
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Letter: Wealth of resources address transgender health"We are now slowly gaining the trust of the transgender community (estimated 1.6 million in the U.S. by 2015 census) and systematically developing knowledge in transgender and gender non-binary health care," writes Polina Reyblat, MD.
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Impact of poor sleep quality on urologic disease"Targeted counseling regarding sleep hygiene improvements may positively affect several urologic disorders while also facilitating a host of overall health benefits," write Hudson Pierce and Bilal Chughtai, MD.
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Waterjet ablation offers minimally invasive option for BPHThe treatment provides an alternative to simple prostatectomy in men with large prostates.
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Class effect is good news for men with nonmetastatic CRPC"While much work is still to be done, we have excellent evidence that there is a beneficial class-like effect for the androgen inhibitors enzalutamide, apalutamide, and darolutamide used within the current definition of men with M0 CPRPC," write Michael Cookson, MD, and Tony Rodriguez, MD.
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Bladder Ca biomarkers and BCG: New knowledge of the urinary microbiomeStudy findings have implications for noninvasive markers to predict the course of UCC
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Bladder Ca biomarkers and BCG: New knowledge of the urinary microbiomeStudy findings have implications for noninvasive markers to predict the course of UCC
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Bladder Ca biomarkers and BCG: New knowledge of the urinary microbiomeStudy findings have implications for noninvasive markers to predict the course of UCC
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Challenging case: Hematuria in man with a history of prostate CaA 63-year-old African-American male presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of painless gross hematuria for one day. He reports dark red urine with clots causing occasional dysuria, difficulty emptying, and light-headedness.
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Physician employment contracts: assessing the value and risks to urologists"Urologists entering contract discussions with potential employers should have a base understanding of the multiple factors that impact how compensation is structured in physician contracts," writes Yehuda A. Sugarman of the AACU.
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LUGPA president: Association will stay vocal in 2020 and beyondAs health care reform and payment policies evolve, LUGPA is ensuring that independent urologists have a strong voice in Washington and the resources they need to sustain successful practices, said Richard G. Harris, MD, LUGPA president, at the association’s 2019 annual meeting in Chicago.
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Foray of FPMRS into telemedicine during the coronavirus pandemic"Patients undergoing midurethral sling placement are ideal for postoperative virtual visits," writes Priya Padmanabhan, MD, MPH.
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New recurrent UTI guideline: What urologists need to knowThe AUA/CUA/SUFU guide focuses on a combination of symptoms and positive cultures.
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New recurrent UTI guideline: What urologists need to knowThe AUA/CUA/SUFU guide focuses on a combination of symptoms and positive cultures.
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Teleurology: The time has arrivedThis article will discuss obstacles that urologists typically must address when implementing telemedicine into their practice.
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Teleurology: The time has arrivedThis article will discuss obstacles that urologists typically must address when implementing telemedicine into their practice.
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Robotic suprapubic simple prostatectomy: Step-by-step approachIn this video, Nicholas R. Rocco, MD, Michael G. Santomauro, MD, and colleagues, illustrate a safe and effective way to treat a large-volume prostate causing obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms.
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Robotic simple suprapubic prostatectomy for large prostatic adenomaThis video from Michael Lao, MD, Jacob A. Baber, MD, and Joseph R. Wagner, MD, depicts a minimally invasive robotic approach for a large symptomatic prostatic adenoma with bladder calculi.
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Robotic simple suprapubic prostatectomy for large prostatic adenomaThis video from Michael Lao, MD, Jacob A. Baber, MD, and Joseph R. Wagner, MD, depicts a minimally invasive robotic approach for a large symptomatic prostatic adenoma with bladder calculi.
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Robotic simple suprapubic prostatectomy for large prostatic adenomaThis video from Michael Lao, MD, Jacob A. Baber, MD, and Joseph R. Wagner, MD, depicts a minimally invasive robotic approach for a large symptomatic prostatic adenoma with bladder calculi.
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Patient selection, key steps for robotic simple prostatectomyIn this video, Stephen Summers, MD, and Ross Anderson, MD, introduce several techniques for treating large prostates with a robot-assisted simple prostatectomy.
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Patient selection, key steps for robotic simple prostatectomyIn this video, Stephen Summers, MD, and Ross Anderson, MD, introduce several techniques for treating large prostates with a robot-assisted simple prostatectomy.
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Adding higher radiation dose to long-term ADT linked to survival boost in prostate cancerTen-year follow-up data from the GETUG-AFU 18 trial showed that in patients with high-risk prostate cancer, survival outcomes were improved when combining a higher dose of radiation therapy with long-term use of androgen deprivation therapy.
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Are reusable catheters safe? Study provides an answer"Patient perception is an important aspect of developing an effective treatment plan, and we should be able to arm patients with accurate data to help them make an informed decision," write Whitney Renee Smith, MD, and Gopal H. Badlani, MD.
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A patient’s dignity and daughter-and a race"Like most doctors, the majority of my day is spent handholding, counseling, relieving anxiety, and otherwise dealing with problems that aren’t necessarily medical," writes urologist Scott Donaldson, MD.
