An Internet-based formula often used by physicians to calculate a patient's prostate cancer risk systematically underestimates the probability that the patient may have an aggressive form of the disease, say researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Older men with high-risk prostate cancer frequently are offered fewer and less effective choices of treatment than younger men, potentially resulting in earlier deaths, results of a recent study indicate.
A new molecular test appears to predict lymph node involvement in bladder cancer patients and may help physicians determine which patients are candidates for neoadjuvant chemotherapy, say researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora.
One-fifth of cancer survivors, including those surviving prostate cancer, have current cancer-related chronic pain at least 2 years after their diagnosis, say researchers at the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY said it has become the first institution in the U.S. to be accredited as a training institute in robot-assisted surgery by the Société Internationale d'Urologie.
Surgery residents improved their knowledge of health care business concepts and principles with the use of a Web-based curriculum, according to a recent study.
Predictors of discharge status after radical cystectomy include sociodemographic factors, preoperative performance status, comorbidities, and perioperative factors, say researchers from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
An antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections appears to slow or stop the growth of bladder cancer cells by blocking the formation of new blood vessels, according to results of a recent a study.
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Much has been said recently about complications associated with mesh used in pelvic prolapse repair, which can range from minor (mesh exposure to the vaginal wall) or severe (erosion into the viscera).
For practicing urologists who are interested in maximizing their income legally and ethically, it's important to understand some of the coding process.
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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.
Mesh erosions rates are high when total vaginal hysterectomy is performed with laparoscopic or robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy.
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.
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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.