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An Update on Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

By Rosalia Viterbo, MD January 01, 2012

Short-term outcomes from early institutional experiences have confirmed the safety and feasibility of RPN, even for anatomically complex tumors.
 

A Nephrologic Perspective on the Management of Gout

By Anthony J. Bleyer, MD December 01, 2011

Gout is increasingly recognized in patients with chronic kidney disease, but the proper dosing regimen for traditional agents has not been well-studied in this patient group.
 

CROWNWeb: Expanding Facilities' Ability to Report Patient-Based Data

November 01, 2011

An overview of how CROWNWeb, CMS' Web-based end-stage renal disease (ESRD) data-collection system, has been updated with vaccination, hospitalization, and infection data to help CMS, the ESRD Networks, and dialysis facilities better analyze patient care efforts.
 

Examining the Pharmacoeconomics of Advanced Prostate Cancer

By Daniel P. Petrylak, MD November 01, 2011

In determining prostate cancer treatment, physicians should discuss preferences, values, and expectations with patients, including life expectancy, adverse events, and costs
 

Hyponatremia: An Update on the Management of SIADH

By Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, FACP October 01, 2011

Therapeutic options for SIADH have been significantly enhanced with the introduction of specific vasopressin receptor antagonists
 

PSA Testing: Why the U.S. and Europe Differ

September 21, 2011

Solid evidence for a survival benefit from PSA screening for prostate cancer is lacking, but the practice is more widespread in the United States than in many European countries.
 

Dialysis in the U.S. and Abroad

September 09, 2011

Four nephrologists weigh in about the substantive differences in dialysis implementation in this country and worldwide.
 

Issues in Hypertension: An Interview with George Bakris, MD

September 01, 2011

George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hypertensive Diseases Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center, is an internationally recognized hypertension expert who specializes in complicated or refractory cases. He spoke with Renal & Urology News about various aspects of treating hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease.
 

Intermittent ADT in Prostate Cancer: A Step-by-Step Approach

By Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS September 01, 2011

In select patients, use of intermittent therapy does not appear to negatively affect overall survival and is associated with fewer adverse events.
 

Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: An Update

By Naji J. Touma, MD, FRCS(C) and J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCS(C) August 01, 2011

Etiology and treatment are clearly defined for infectious prostatic syndromes, but not for chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
 
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