Benign Conditions

Procedure safest when performed in <60 minutes.

A recent study found that sacral neuromodulation monotherapy was efficacious as a third-line treatment.

Nocturia appears to be highly prevalent in the United States, with almost 30% of all women reporting significant nocturia, according to new data reported at the AUA annual meeting in San Francisco.

 Waking up at night to urinate is by far the most bothersome lower urinary tract symptom. 

Performing green laser enucleation of the prostate with a live audience does not result in more complications, researchers say.

Men with large prostates experience more relief from BPH with treatment by Aquablation therapy (using the AquaBeam System) than with transurethral resection of the prostate, researchers say.

In this interview, Thomas Chi, MD, discusses how he performs PCNL, explains why he uses ultrasound instead of fluoroscopy, and offers advice to urologists looking to gain more experience with the procedure.

Studies show moderate alcohol intake has surprising links to prostate disease.

Other pipeline products discussed in this round-up include agents for metastatic urothelial cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, and stress urinary incontinence.

Also read about expansions to an intermittent catheter line, a new radiofrequency treatment for improving local vaginal circulation, an app for men navigating fertility challenges, and more.

Other topics covered in this year's take-home messages for basic science (benign) include interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and bladder cancer.

"We must better identify patients with higher risk factors for recurrence and follow them more effectively," writes Stephen Y. Nakada, MD.

Many urologists don't follow guidelines calling on them to image their patients after ureteroscopic stone disease treatment, researchers say.

These videos demonstrate significant advances in percutaneous nephrolithotomy technique that can serve to optimize outcomes, reduce OR time, and help achieve optimal results.

The AUA 2018 take-home messages in outcomes also covered topics such as environmental exposures and bladder cancer and onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) treatment for patients with overactive bladder.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for detecting renal cell carcinoma recurrence following ablation and new protocols for low-dose computed tomography in stone patients were among the other research highlights in imaging at the AUA annual meeting.

A mobile app for stone metaphylaxis and an algorithm defining specific indications for stent omissions were among the other highlights in endourology/stones at AUA 2018.

This article discusses the risk of depression and suicide in men, focusing on increased risk in men with genitourinary cancer and other urologic conditions.

To help you sift the enormous scientific program and prioritize your schedule at the AUA annual meeting, the editors have called upon Urology Times’ editorial advisory board to identify the key research across multiple areas of the specialty.

Findings from a cost-effectiveness analysis provide useful information for physicians, patients, and payers about available treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH, according to the authors who conducted it.

A 75-year-old male with a long history of nephrolithiasis has been suffering with recurrent urinary tract infections and debilitating dysuria. After obtaining urine from the left renal pelvis, which appeared clear, a retrograde pyelogram is performed. What is your next step?

A new study suggests that metallic Resonance ureteral stents are a good option for management of malignant ureteral obstruction because they promote strong long-term outcomes.

An elderly male with hypertension, lumbar spinal stenosis, morbid obesity, and ED presents with acute right-sided worsening of his chronic back pain. A distal right ureteral stone is found on CT and his symptoms respond well to medical therapy, but he later develops severe right flank pain.

In another potential sign of racial disparities in urologic care, a new study finds that urologic restoration surgery is significantly less likely to be used to treat African-American men with stress urinary incontinence than Caucasian men, although African-Americans appear to have higher rates of SUI.