July 23rd 2024
"This is an exciting step in the evolution of urological surgery for both adult and pediatric patients,” says Chester J. Koh, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP.
Clinical Case Vignette Series: Integrating Recent Data into Practice to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Prostate Cancer
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Medical Crossfire®: How Will Emerging Data Inform Treatment Planning for Patients With Prostate Cancer in the Community?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Challenging case: A young woman presenting with rapid weight gain
July 25th 2018An 18-year-old previously healthy collegiate athlete presented to the emergency room with a rapid weight gain of 20 pounds during the previous 2 months. She complained of significant fatigue and irregular menstrual periods.
Pediatric urology: Pictorial scale evaluates bladder perception in children
July 24th 2018Research examining transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for nocturnal enuresis as well as pediatric sacral nerve stimulator explantation rate due to complications were among the noteworthy pediatric urology studies from AUA 2018.
Minimally invasive surgery: PN can be used for complex tumors
July 13th 2018Noteworthy minimally invasive surgery research from AUA 2018 also included topics such as robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy as well as minimally invasive retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in men with testis cancer.
[Quiz] Abdominal pain after laparoscopic nephrectomy
December 15th 2017A 46-year-old male underwent a left laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for a cT1b renal cell carcinoma. Intra-operatively, a rent in the descending mesocolon was made during bowel mobilization but was not closed. Subsequently, the patient presented to the emergency room 4 days later with complaints of sudden onset sharp abdominal pain and nausea. A non-contrast computed tomography scan was obtained. What is the diagnosis?
Bipolar TURP associated with ‘substantial’ cost savings
December 15th 2017Bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate offers an economic benefit compared with monopolar TURP that follows from the clinical differences between the two procedures, concluded investigators who presented their findings at the 2017 Western Section of the AUA annual meeting in Vancouver, BC.
PFUI treatment has benefits despite low initial success
December 1st 2017Early endoscopic realignment of pelvic fracture urethral injuries is associated with a low initial success rate, but the procedure does not hinder the success of subsequent urethroplasty and has other merits that may make it worthwhile, according to urologists from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Pediatrics: Less than half of undervirilized males receive molecular Dx
July 10th 2017The finding that the glans is a significant variable in hypospadias complications and an evaluation of external pelvic fixation alone without osteotomy at time of newborn bladder exstrophy closure were among the noteworthy studies in pediatric urology at AUA 2017.
Uro Pipeline: Phase IIb study begins for intraprostatic localized PCa drug
June 27th 2017Other pipeline developments include a new company formed to develop OAB treatments, a phase III urothelial cancer study meeting its primary endpoint, the formation of a partnership to study RCC treatment, and more.