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The device can now be marketed throughout the EU, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

Tadfin is a once-daily capsule that combines 5 mg of tadalafil (Cialis) with 5 mg of finasteride (Proscar).

The targeted focal laser ablation system is intended to be an office-based treatment for localized prostate cancer delivered under local anesthesia.

The SECURE trial is exploring the PSMA PET imaging product 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA and the PSMA targeted therapy 67Cu-SAR-bisPSMA.

Final FDA decision on approvals is still pending.

The approval was based on data from the phase 3 ARCHES trial.

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"I prefer doing transvaginal prolapse surgery with native tissue and always have. So I was not affected when mesh was restricted," says one urologist.

In this video, Gary Lemack, MD, offers a brief overview of overactive bladder treatments in development and explains their significance for providers and patients.

The benefits of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate with MOSES-enabled pulsed laser modulation justify its consideration as the gold standard surgical treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia, according to Amy E. Krambeck, MD.

Patients using anticholinergic medications for the management of overactive bladder (OAB) are at increased risk of new-onset dementia compared with individuals treated with the beta-3 agonist mirabegron (Myrbetriq), according to findings of a new population-based, retrospective study published online March 13, 2020, in BJU International.

"New treatments (pharmacological and device based) are currently in development to expand our OAB armamentarium," write Nathan Chertack, MD, and Gary Lemack, MD.

Unhealthy eating, like that associated with the Western diet, is associated with notably worse semen quality and less favorable testicular function than healthier eating patterns, according to a study of nearly 3,000 young Danish men published in JAMA Network Open (2020; 3:e1921610).

The FDA has accepted for review Urovant Sciences’ New Drug Application for once-daily 75 mg vibegron for the treatment of patients with overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and urinary frequency.

A significant trend is occurring in the management of urethral stricture, with increased utilization of urethroplasty and decreased utilization of repeat endoscopic procedures, researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle report.

A study of kidney stone patients who were treated using ureteral access sheaths found no evidence of ureteral strictures an average of 4 years following ureteroscopy.

Results of a randomized controlled clinical trial provide a rationale for urologists to integrate behavioral treatments into their practice for managing men with lower urinary tract symptoms of overactive bladder, according to the study’s authors.

“If the long-term results prove to be as positive as the short-term results, then this could provide an intermediate option for patients with recurrent bulbar urethral strictures," says Sean P. Elliott, MD, MS.