Urologic Surgery

Sir David Innes Williams, MD, MChir, who is credited with founding the specialty of pediatric urology, has died. He was 93.

Recent studies examining the broad impact of the aging population suggest an increasing demand on the overall urology work force, which, when coupled with a changing work force demographic, predicts a significant shortage that is only likely to worsen.

Urethral stricture is a morbid disorder for many patients, and old age and greater stricture length are associated with a particularly high risk of complications, Canadian researchers report.

Pediatric urology surgeon David Roth, MD, has been named the chief of urology at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.

A higher than expected rate of complications was seen among men with anterior urethral stricture, the authors of a retrospective study based on a large, single-practice cohort reported.

Anastomotic urethroplasty appears to be effective for managing radiotherapy-induced posterior urethral stenosis, researchers say.

This article discusses the role of transplantation of embryonic renal structures, two forms of scaffolds, and the role of various stem cell populations in regenerative medicine.

A new staging system for anterior urethral strictures and alternatives to oral mucosa grafts will be among the key research findings in trauma/reconstruction at the upcoming AUA annual meeting, says a leader in this urology subspecialty.

As in adult urology, minimally invasive approaches continue to grow in pediatric urology, which is reflected in the research being presented at this year’s AUA annual meeting.

This month's round-up of new products includes CIVCO patient drapes, MediSafe Projects' medication alert app, a direct purchase program for Zoladex, and GAMMEX non-latex-sensitive surgical gloves.

In May 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA testing in all men based upon a flawed analysis that overestimated the harms and underestimated the benefits of testing.

Findings from a retrospective review of patients undergoing single-stage bulbar urethroplasty with buccal mucosa suggest that neither dorsal nor ventral onlay of the graft is inherently superior.