Urologic Surgery

This article provides an update on the risk factors for stone disease and its presentation in children, and offers practical tips on its evaluation, treatment, and prevention.

Management of strictures after BPH surgery and a new clinical guideline for the treatment and diagnosis of male urethral stricture were among the major focuses at the 2016 AUA meeting.

Other products discussed in this roundup include a plasma vaporization device, a laser fiber safety device, and more.

In this video, Neil Baum, MD, compares UroLift with other BPH management strategies and also discusses his experience with the use of nitrous oxide as an effective sedative during in-office urologic procedures.

This video demonstrates UroLift placement under topical anesthesia in the office setting and also includes comments from several patients who underwent the procedure.

This video provides an overview of the prostatic urethral lift (UroLift), highlighting the entire cycle of patient care.

Although there is no clear-cut solution to the problem of recurrent UTIs in postmenopausal women, "various strategies can be employed that have found success," write Wade Bushman, MD, PhD, and Brian V. Le, MD, MA.

Researchers looking to create a shared decision-making tool identify 13 major themes when interviewing parents of children with VUR.

To guide you through the 2016 AUA annual meeting and help maximize your time, Urology Times’ editorial board has reviewed the program to identify the key trends and noteworthy research at this year’s meeting.

Urologists demonstrate several techniques to help the occasional AUS implanter avoid complications.

This video, from Andrew C. Paterson, MD, and Uwais B. Zaid, MD, describes a technique for the placement of the male bulbar artificial urinary sphincter.

Sean Elliott, MD, MS, presents a streamlined, 30-minute approach to AUS insertion.

Many approaches have been tried for reducing the rectal toxicity of radiotherapy (Radiat Oncol 2013; 8:96; Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012; 82:1918-22; Radiat Oncol 2014; 9:96). This article discusses a newer therapy that involves the injection of a temporary hydrogel in the plane between the prostate and rectum.

Most men with anterior urethral strictures are treated without imaging, and 90% are not being offered urethroplasty.

"This article describes the surgical steps in this new technique and our promising preliminary results," writes Reynaldo Gomez, MD.

This video depicts a robot-assisted laparoscopic cystectomy with intracorporeal ileal conduit for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

This video demonstrates a technique for the intracorporeal creation of a robot-assisted Y-shaped neobladder after cystectomy.

This video demonstrates a robotic neobladder technique using the University of Southern California approach, which applies a number of open surgical techniques.

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Other pipeline products discussed in this article include an immunotherapy for metastatic bladder cancer, a treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms of BPH, and an investigational clear cell renal cell carcinoma treatment.

Learn more about these products as well as a powered exam table and an app that measures, monitors, and helps improve fertility in men.

After providing a definition of underactive bladder and describing its various pathologies, this article outlines practical diagnostic steps and an approach to treatment, which is aimed at correcting underlying pathologies.

Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Li’s video highlights crucial steps to performing a successful no-scalpel vasectomy, says Cigdem Tanrikut, MD.

This video demonstrates the steps of a minimally invasive, no-scalpel vasectomy technique using titanium hemoclips and electrocautery.