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Erectile dysfunction is a fact of life for many men who receive treatment for prostate cancer, but methods of measuring post-treatment ED and erectile function recovery suffer from a lack of standardization, according to studies presented at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America 2008 Fall Scientific Meeting.

Hypogonadism, or low serum testosterone, is associated with the unpleasant sequelæ of fatigue, low sex drive, diminished erections, and an increased tendency for fractures due to decreased bone mineral density.

AUA has named Christopher Saigal, MD, MPH, as its 2009-2010 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar.

Results of an interactive feature on the web site of the New England Journal of Medicine suggest a need for a large, rigorous, decisive head-to-head clinical trial comparing radiotherapy and surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Bladder cancer is more likely to be fatal for women and African-Americans, but University of Rochester researchers report that factors traditionally cited for these higher mortality rates are responsible for only about one-third of the difference between white men and women and up to two-thirds of the difference between African-Americans and their white counterparts.

Donald F. Gleason, MD, PhD, 88, died of a heart attack Dec. 28 in Edina, MN. Dr. Gleason, who retired from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1986, was a central figure in the development of the Gleason grading system for prostate cancer tumors.

AUA has released a best practice policy statement on the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients undergoing urologic surgery.

AUA Practice Guidelines Committee Chair John B. Forrest, MD, discusses the committee's history, its work with other specialties, and its collaboration with international partners.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued patent numbers to cover Aureon Laboratories, Inc.?s systems and methods for evaluating the occurrence of any medical condition in a patient where clinical, imaging, and molecular data are combined and appraised.

Low-income men are more likely to present with advanced prostate cancers, most likely because they do not receive screening services shown to reduce the diagnosis of later-stage cancers, according to a study by UCLA researchers.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, USA has received FDA approval to market degarelix, an injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, indicated for patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Universal intraoperative cystoscopy following hysterectomy allows immediate repair of injuries to the ureter and bladder that would otherwise go undetected, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology (2009; 113:6-10).

Inderbir S. Gill, MD, has been appointed chair of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, effective Feb. 1.

In a new study that appears to refute earlier research, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found that treating prostate cancer patients with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists does not appear to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

Your interactive guide to ambulatory and surgical urology, practice management, and other physician topics available at modernmedicine.com.

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In the treatment of renal cell carcinoma, partial nephrectomy produces better quality of life than cryoablation, according to researchers at Washington University, St. Louis.

In this interview, Margaret S. Pearle, MD, PhD, discusses the diagnosis, treatment, surgical skills, and training needed to manage challenging kidney stones.

The outline of health care reform under the Obama presidency is beginning to take shape. While there will be positive developments for urologists, there are also areas of potential concern.

Federal regulators have judged the first phase of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program a success, but the controversial plan promises potential headaches for physicians as it moves into its second phase.

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Contemporary financial challenges call for creative thinking on the part of the physician-cum-small business operator. One idea that is gaining popularity is in-office dispensing of medications.

Like everyone else, I'm frustrated and confused by the stock market and the global economic situation. How can I reduce the risk in my portfolio but still have it grow for the long term?

Physicians and managers are accustomed to dealing with staff members who aren't happy at work and can't seem to get along, but what do you do when it's the physicians and management who are at odds?

There is no code for a radical cystectomy. You will have to use the code for a "total" cystectomy.

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common congenital anomaly affecting close to 1% of all children. It is often associated with other ureteral anomalies, including ureteral duplication, ectopia, ureteroceles, and paraureteral (Hutch) diverticula.

Two studies of blunt kidney trauma, one from Switzerland and one from the United States, reached essentially the same conclusion: Conservative management is likely to be the best path when confronting most cases of blunt renal trauma.

Based on new mid-term study results, robot-assisted laparoscopic cystectomy appears to be slowly moving toward mainstream surgical practice.