Urology
From the Journals
Risk factors identified for urinary retention after lap hernia repair
TEP is becoming a common approach to hernia repair.
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Prostate cancer risk before age 55 higher for black men
SAN FRANCISCO – Efforts at identifying prostate cancer at an earlier age should consider black men as a high risk group.
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Complete MUS mesh removal not linked to incontinence
SAN FRANCISCO – A retrospective analysis at a tertiary center suggests fear of incontinence should not prevent mesh removal.
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Bladder cancer: Two chemoradiation therapy regimens on par for muscle-invasive disease
Primary results were comparable in the NRG/RTOG 0712 trial, but one regimen is more convenient.
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Adjuvant chemo halves DFS events in upper-tract urothelial cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - Trial enrollment was stopped early, after a median follow-up of 19.3 months, because of efficacy of chemotherapy.
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For interstitial cystitis, restrictive diet pays off
Banish high-risk foods, reintroduce one at a time.
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ERAS program cuts complications after radical cystectomy
NEW YORK – A large tertiary care hospital with a high rate of elective radical cystectomy postoperative complications implemented an ERAS protocol...
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Should convicted sex offender get penile prosthetic implant?
SAN DIEGO – The patient’s failure to complete previously recommended pedophilia treatment proves fateful.
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Registry helps track pelvic organ prolapse outcomes in the U.S.
DENVER - The Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry (PFDR) is well underway, with nearly 1,800 patients enrolled to date, Catherine Bradley, MD, said...
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POP severity not linked to risk of de novo stress urinary incontinence
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Absorbable suture performs well in sacrocolpopexy with mesh
DENVER - Using absorbable polydioxanone suture during laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy was associated with a mesh erosion rate of just 1.6%, according...