"There are a number of urodynamic tests that can be performed. Urodynamic studies are not a one-size-fits-all procedure, but rather the tests performed should be chosen based upon the patient presentation and the question that needs to be answered by the urodynamic studies," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.
Supplemental information on safety and efficacy of service may be needed.
Expert states less-invasive options should have been considered.
Being patient and showing discipline are key behaviors.
"What we still need to trial is the use of treatment intensification or triple therapy in men with high-risk localized and/or locally advanced disease," writes Michael S. Cookson, MD, MMHC.
"The global shortage of ICM has necessitated rapid adaptation of workflows and clinical pathways, which are particularly important for practicing urologists who are evaluating patients for hematuria," write Yair Lotan, MD, and colleagues.
Randomized controlled trial compares intracorporeal robotic technique with open surgery.
"As clinicians, we must better understand how race plays a role in fertility therapy," writes Mary K. Samplaski, MD.
Urologists made up only 25% of shock wave therapy providers and 13% of the providers were not physicians.
The downgrade of PSA screening over the past 15 years has reduced the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-grade prostate cancer; however, there has been a simultaneous increase in the rate of metastatic cancer at diagnosis.
