Bladder 'pacemaker' can fix overactive bladder, other voiding issues
If your day is punctuated by urgent trips to the bathroom or trouble emptying your bladder, you might have a voiding dysfunction condition. The good news is that it can be easily treated.
View ArticleExperimental treatment offers relief from painful prostate condition
New findings show that treatment with a specific alpha blocker helps reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
View ArticlePediatric urologist develops procedure to eliminate scarring in kidney surgeries
Surgery and all its implications can be scary, especially so for pediatric patients and their parents who dread sometimes disfiguring scars.
View ArticleStudy finds no correlation between primary kidney stone treatment and diabetes
A Mayo Clinic study finds no correlation between the use of shock waves to break up kidney stones and the long-term development of diabetes. The study was released Friday during a meeting of the North...
View ArticlePSA test valuable in predicting biopsy need, low-risk prostate cancer
The prostate-specific antigen test, commonly known as the PSA test, is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a Mayo...
View ArticleNew Firefly technology lights up more precise kidney sparing surgery
A surgical technology called Firefly is shedding new light on kidney cancers and helping doctors at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital remove tumors more safely and more efficiently while sparing...
View ArticleLow-dose duloxetine deemed safe for urinary incontinence
(HealthDay) -- Duloxetine appears safe for the routine clinical care of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to a study published online July 23 in the British Journal of Clinical...
View ArticleActive surveillance up in multidisciplinary prostate CA care
(HealthDay) -- Men with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to pursue active surveillance when seen at a multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic rather than when they see individual specialists...
View ArticleColpocleisis deemed safe for advanced pelvic organ prolapse
(HealthDay)—Colpocleisis is a safe and effective treatment for advanced pelvic organ prolapse; however, urinary frequency and urgency often persist after the procedure, according to research published...
View ArticlePainful truths about genital injuries
A comprehensive survey of genital injuries over the last decade involving mishaps with consumer products like clothing, furniture, tools and toys that brought U.S. adults to emergency rooms reveals...
View ArticleSurgeon, optical scientist collaborate on surgery camera
(Medical Xpress)—Dr. Mike Nguyen, a urologist and UA associate professor of surgery, and Hong Hua, a UA professor of optical sciences, have teamed up with the goal of creating a camera that will allow...
View ArticleBotox offers hope to women with incontinence
When most people hear Botox, they think of injections to the face to combat wrinkles and aging.
View ArticleTreatment for painful curved penis shows promise
(HealthDay)—Some diseases are especially tough to discuss. When Tony Lee realized that his penis was curving whenever he had an erection—making it painful and difficult for him to have sex—he had no...
View ArticlePrimary care physicians vital to complete care of prostate cancer patients
Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer. However, among other side-effects, it can cause significant bone thinning in men on long-term treatment. A...
View ArticleComorbidities should be factor in prostate biopsy choice, study finds
UC Irvine Health urologists and health policy experts report in a new study that two written assessments that identify existing comorbidities – the patient-reported Total Illness Burden Index for...
View ArticleMen who can't produce sperm face increased cancer risk, study finds
Men who are diagnosed as azoospermic—infertile because of an absence of sperm in their ejaculate—are more prone to developing cancer than the general population, a study led by a Stanford University...
View Article'Active surveillance' may miss aggressive prostate cancers in black men
A Johns Hopkins study of more than 1,800 men ages 52 to 62 suggests that African-Americans diagnosed with very-low-risk prostate cancers are much more likely than white men to actually have aggressive...
View ArticleRobotic ultrasound gives surgeon more direct control in mapping and removing...
While the use of ultrasound to identify tumors during kidney cancer surgery is gaining acceptance, a research team at Henry Ford Hospital has successfully taken it a step further by showing an added...
View ArticleCancer surgery patients have more complications, but less likely to die
While more patients in the U.S. are suffering from complications such as blood clots and infections after major cancer surgery, fewer are dying from their operations.
View ArticleSpecialist urologists should handle vasectomy reversal cases, says 10-year study
Vasectomy reversals should be carried out by urology specialists with access to appropriate micro-surgical training and assisted reproductive technologies and not general urology surgeons, according to...
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