Patients who have urinary catheters in place upon hospital admission for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) are at increased risk of postoperative UTIs, investigators reported at the 24th Annual European Association of Urology Congress in Stockholm.

PSA screening for prostate cancer is associated with a 20% reduction in mortality from the disease, according to findings from the largest prostate cancer study ever conducted.

New findings from a Finnish study confirm previous research that finasteride use is associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer.

Intermittent alpha blocker therapy is a feasible strategy for men suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO), a researcher has concluded.

Flexible ureteroscopy and lasertripsy (FURSL) for treating renal stones larger than 1 cm in diameter is associated with high success rates, data show.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is superior to shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and observation for treating asymptomatic lower pole calyceal stones, according to Turkish researchers.

German researchers found that one in 10 men undergoing laser surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also had prostate cancer (PCa).

Patients who have urinary catheters in place upon hospital admission for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) are at increased risk of post-operative urinary tract infections (UTIs), investigators reported at the 24th Annual European Association of Urology Congress in Stockholm.