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For practicing urologists who are interested in maximizing their income legally and ethically, it's important to understand some of the coding process.

Although rising levels of government debt create headwinds for economic growth, a country's deficit and debt levels do not seem to adversely affect capital market returns.

An investigational formulation of desmopressin demonstrated efficacy in treating nocturia in adults in a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Tension-free vaginal tape results in a lower likelihood of further stress incontinence surgery than transobturator tape in the treatment of women with urodynamic stress incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency.

Simultaneously giving patients added contact with their physician while also allowing them to talk about their condition with others, group shared appointments are applicable to a number of urologic conditions.

Researchers are working to develop a computational model that simulates the in vivo mechanical properties of the human prolapsed anterior vaginal wall to test mesh materials.

It can make sense to add a midlevel provider to a practice, but midlevels aren't for everyone.

Radical prostatectomy is feasible after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, although intraoperative morbidity appears higher when men receive chemotherapy prior to surgery.

Most urologists point to an excellent staff as the key to a successful practice.

Because mesh repair after recurrence of prolapse is thought to be effective, shouldn't it be used in primary repair? A study from Dutch and Belgian researchers didn't come up with a positive answer.

The newest urology products and services from Olympus, American Medical Systems, Cook Medical, Prostrakan Group, Eli Lilly and Co., Acrux, and ForTec Medical.

Patients with poor lipid control are more likely to face mesh erosion or shrinkage following pelvic organ prolapse surgery.

A simple gel floor mat can bring back relief when frequently performing endourologic procedures, but for hand and wrist problems, the solution is not so simple.

Many studies on mini-slings have widely varying outcome measures as well as insufficient follow-up periods.

Will 2011 be the year that medical malpractice reform becomes a reality? The new political alignment in Congress appears to offer more hope than in many years past, and advocates are anxious to achieve that long-elusive objective.

Results of a phase III trial failed to confirm data from a phase II study suggesting that the addition of high-dose oral calcitriol (DN-101) to docetaxel (Taxotere) confers a survival advantage and reduces toxicity versus treatment with docetaxel alone in men with progressive castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

Urology has undergone an evolution in both the way clinicians approach surgical and nonsurgical procedures and the settings in which they perform them.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy may be associated with significantly lower rates of surgical-site infection than open radical retropubic prostatectomy, according to a large retrospective analysis of nearly 6,000 consecutive prostatectomies.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy does not get patients in and out of the operating room quicker than traditional laparoscopy does.

Physician ownership of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment deserves transparent discussion of the risks and benefits, supported by data where available.

Medical costs associated with prostate cancer were estimated at $12 billion in 2010, making it the third costliest type of cancer, according to a National Institutes of Health analysis.

Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of overall mortality and death due to prostate cancer, say researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and the University of California, San Francisco.

Treatment that combines alpha-blockers and antibiotics appears to provide the greatest improvement in symptom relief in patients with chronic prostatits/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), according to findings from a recent meta-analysis.

Women who underwent gastric band surgery to lose weight reported significant improvements in urinary function and quality of life after the operation, say Australian researchers.

Participation in a behavioral training program for at least 1 year following radical prostatectomy reduced the number of incontinence episodes in men in a recently published study.

National Government Services (NGS), a regional Medicare carrier, recently issued a future negative coverage decision on posterior tibial nerve stimulation therapy (Urgent PC, Uroplasty, Inc., Minneapolis) that became effective in four states after Jan. 3, 2011.

Congress passed a bill in December that exempts physicians, nurse practitioners, and non-medical professionals from the Federal Trade Commission?s ?Red Flags Rule,? which helps protect consumers from identity theft.