August 1st 2025
A recap of the FDA submissions and regulatory decisions in urology from July 2025.
Removal of sacral neuromodulation devices in office found to be safe and efficacious
April 26th 2023"This is something [that is] a lot easier for the patient, it's a lot less costly to the health care system to stay out of the operating room, and it's a lot quicker for me," says Howard B. Goldman, MD.
Step therapy for OAB imposes burdens for patients, expert says
April 17th 2023"The evidence is starting to show us that although efficacy in terms of managing OAB symptoms may be equal or similar across studies for these 2 classes of medications, safety and tolerability are very different," says A. Lenore Ackerman, MD, PhD.
Dr. Isali on the development of a co-electrocompacted bladder patch for vesicovaginal fistula
April 14th 2023"We are optimistic about this study, because it has the potential not just only for vesicovaginal fistula treatment, but it can be also used in the treatment of burns for other fistula types," says Ilaha Isali, MD.
Dr. Ackerman on the use of step therapy for overactive bladder
April 13th 2023"Our second line [for overactive bladder] is our medications. These often can be very effective for patients, but we find that they can be also extremely limited by adverse events that are associated with those medications," says A. Lenore Ackerman, MD, PhD.
Peroneal electrical transcutaneous neuromodulation is found safe and effective in OAB
March 21st 2023"The results of this study demonstrate that peroneal eTNM using the URIS neuromodulation system is safe, well tolerated, and effective, with over 85% of patients experiencing clinically significant improvement in most bothersome OAB symptoms," says Jan Krhut, PhD.
The evolving landscape of urethral bulking agents: Current practices in review
February 3rd 2023Yu Zheng, MD, and Eric Rovner, MD, physicans in the Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina provided an important apprasial of urethral bulking agents for stress urinary incontience in women in a recently published review.