UI undertreatment ‘prevalent in care homes’
Researchers say that there may be a substantial proportion of residents in long-term care facilities with urinary incontinence due to overactive bladder who could benefit from antimuscarinic treatment. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 26, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Single-dose infection prophylaxis effective in urologic surgery
Researchers in Japan have shown that a single dose of antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to some urologic procedures results in low rates of perioperative infection. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 20, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Histologic prostatitis linked to sexual dysfunction in BPH
Researchers from China say that urologists must be more alert to the presence of histologic prostatitis in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, after finding that it is significantly associated with the risk for sexual dysfunction. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 19, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Survival still poor in non-clear cell RCC despite targeted therapies
Even in the era of targeted therapy, most patients with non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma still have inferior survival compared with their clear-cell counterparts, despite outcomes being significantly improved, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 14, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Transurethral electrosurgery smoke ‘poses hazard’
Researchers from South Korea say that more attention must be given to the risks of smoke exposure during transurethral electrosurgery, after finding that a variety of gases are produced, including some that are carcinogenic. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 12, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
TVT-O effective in long term
Transvaginal tension-free vaginal tape–obturator results in high long-term efficacy rates and sustained improvements in quality of life for women with stress urinary incontinence, show the results of the longest follow-up study of the procedure to date. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 12, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Primary care PSA testing falls after study results
Research from the Netherlands shows that primary care prostate-specific antigen-testing rates significantly fell following publication of the European Randomized Study for Prostate Cancer results. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 6, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Positioning injuries under recognized in robotic urologic surgery
Researchers are calling for greater attention to the risk for positioning injuries in robotic urologic surgery after finding that the rate could reach up to 40% for some procedures. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 5, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
IC/BPS work loss ‘needs attention’
Researchers say that more attention is needed to the detrimental impact of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome on women’s ability to work. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - August 1, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Cytoreductive nephrectomy for small RCC tumors questioned
Researchers have found that cytoreductive radiofrequency ablation plus sunitinib offers limited benefits over sunitinib alone in the treatment of small tumors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - July 29, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Androgen deprivation therapy linked with renal damage
Men who receive androgen deprivation therapy upon diagnosis of prostate cancer face an increased risk for acute kidney injury, researchers warn. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - July 23, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Voiding diary aids urinary diagnosis
Researchers have found that a 3-day voiding diary can help physicians to distinguish patients with overactive bladder from those with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - July 22, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Post-surgery soy offers no prostate cancer advantage
A US randomized trial of the effects of soy consumption after prostatectomy has ended early after investigators found no benefit in terms of prostate cancer recurrence. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - July 18, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Some mRCC patients miss out on molecular era benefits
Researchers report that certain subgroups of Japanese patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma fare no better since the introduction of molecular-targeted therapies than patients treated with cytokine-based immunotherapy alone. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - July 15, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
