Smoking worse for women than men who undergo nephroureterectomy
Cigarette smoking has a more detrimental effect on clinical outcomes after radical nephroureterectomy in female than male patients, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - March 25, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Improved approach to biopsy decisions in prostate cancer
Researchers have developed a strategy for reducing the number of initial biopsies performed among men who are at low risk for prostate cancer. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - March 25, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Adverse kidney disease outcomes linked to blood pressure in African Americans
African–American individuals who have chronic kidney disease are at a greater risk for mortality the more varied their systolic blood pressure is, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - March 22, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Biomarker for testicular sperm extraction outcome discovered
Researchers have used an original proteomic strategy to identify a biomarker for residual spermatogenesis in the semen of patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA). (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 27, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
New predictors for acute kidney injury in critically ill
Researchers have identified two novel markers for acute kidney injury that could improve physicians’ ability to identify risk for AKI among critically ill patients. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 27, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining
Study results suggest that a “traffic light” system for categorizing the severity of infections in children fails to detect a substantial number of serious bacterial infections, particularly urinary tract infections. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 26, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Screening of children with LUT dysfunction needs refining
Physicians should include screening for psychosocial comorbidities and obesity when evaluating children with lower urinary tract dysfunction, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 25, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Antimuscarinic effective for overactive bladder in elderly
The antimuscarinic drug fesoterodine seems to be an effective and well-tolerated treatment for elderly individuals with an overactive bladder, including those older than 75 years, show findings from a clinical trial. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 25, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Hemodiafiltration technique improves mortality in ESRD
High-efficiency online hemodiafiltration reduces mortality over conventional hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 23, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
General practitioners ‘may miss UTI in children’
Family doctors need to lower their threshold of suspicion for urinary tract infection in children, according to UK research. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 18, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
MicroRNAs hold promise as markers for bladder cancer prognosis
Researchers have found that microRNAs can be useful prognostic biomarkers for individuals with urothelial carcinoma. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 18, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Bladder reconstruction rate after cystectomy varies
The use of bladder orthotopic reconstruction after cystectomy for cancer is uncommon in England and varies significantly among patient groups, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 12, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Physical activity levels may affect men’s semen quality
The quality of young men’s sperm may be influenced by how active their lifestyle is, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 11, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Microscopic hematuria poor indicator for renal, bladder malignancy
The presence of microscopic levels of blood in the urine is unreliable as an indicator for renal or bladder cancer, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 4, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Delayed hematuria common after prostate brachytherapy
A significant proportion of patients with prostate cancer who are treated with brachytherapy develop gross hematuria years later, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - February 4, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
