Risk factors identified for renal abnormality in vesicoureteral reflux
Researchers have identified the main risk factors for renal functional abnormalities in children with high-grade vesicoureteral reflux. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 2, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Pelvic floor exercises after RP ‘sufficient’
Performing pelvic floor muscle training both before and after radical prostatectomy is no more effective at reducing postoperative urinary incontinence than performing the exercises after surgery, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 30, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Prediagnostic androgen level not linked to prostate cancer outcome
Low prediagnostic levels of circulating sex hormones are not associated with more aggressive disease in patients with prostate cancer, say US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 28, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Urinary incontinence risk tool helps guide radical prostatectomy patients
Researchers have developed a multivariable risk classification tool for estimating patients’ risk for urinary incontinence after undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 28, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Everolimus treatment option for tuberous sclerosis patients
Researchers have shown that the immunosuppressant everolimus provides a potential new treatment option for patients with tuberous sclerosis and associated angiomyolipomas. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 25, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Novel infertility mechanism suggested in men with metabolic syndrome
Men diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome appear to have reduced fertility potential despite the absence of leucocytospermia, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 21, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Bladder cancer risk associated with childbearing factors
The risk for bladder cancer in women may decline with increased parity and older age at first birth, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 21, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Coenzyme Q10 supplement may boost male fertility
Taking a 3-month course of coenzyme Q10 supplements could improve semen quality among infertile men, show researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 16, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Little to choose between catheter types for intermittent self-catheterization
Patients undertaking intermittent self catheterization for urinary retention should be offered the choice of clean noncoated, hydrophilic, or gel reservoir catheters, say researchers who found none offers a strong advantage in avoiding urinary tract infection. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 14, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Targeted prostate biopsies skew proportion of high-risk cases
Image-targeted biopsy of the prostate leads to a substantial increase in the proportion of prostate cores identified as high risk compared with standard transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy, the results of a UK study indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 14, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Periodontal disease may predispose men to impotence
Men in their thirties with chronic gum disease are at significantly increased risk for erectile dysfunction, suggests a study by Turkish researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 7, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Repeated toxin treatment sustains benefits in incontinence patients
Repeated treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA consistently reduces urinary incontinence episodes in patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity, show findings from an extension study of Phase III trials. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 7, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Coffee drinking may also increase incontinence risk for men
Men who suffer from urinary incontinence may benefit from reducing their caffeine intake, suggest findings from a US study. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 7, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Toxin-induced insulin resistance combated in mice
French researchers have found that a protein-bound uremic toxin, p-cresyl sulfate, contributes to the development of insulin resistance in mice, providing a new potential therapeutic target for treating chronic kidney disease, they say. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - January 4, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
