WASHINGTON, D.C.—Detrusor botulinum toxin type A injections are a safe and effective treatment long-term for patients with severe overactive bladder (OAB), Swiss researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Elevated serum uric acid levels may be a marker for an increased risk of erectile dysfunction (ED), Iranian researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The extent of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) significantly affects the likelihood of biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients with organ-confined prostate cancer (PCa), researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A urologist told attendees of the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting he has had promising results using cyclosporine A off-label to treat patients with severely symptomatic refractory interstitial cystitis (IC).
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Contrary to emerging evidence, a new study suggests that androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) does not increase the risk of cardiovascular mortality, according to data presented at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Although studies have suggested that men with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at lower risk of prostate cancer (PCa), new findings suggest that DM is associated with a significantly increased risk of aggressive prostate tumors, researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Men and women who suffer from overactive bladder (OAB) report significantly greater levels of work limitations compared with those without urinary symptoms, according to a new study presented at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The rate of partial nephrectomy (PN) performed on patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has increased nearly fourfold from 1998 to 2007 in the United States, but it is still underused, researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nutritional deficiency (ND) is independently associated with higher mortality after surgery for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to findings presented at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lymph node density (LN-density) may have prognostic relevance in patients with lymph node-positive bladder cancer (LNposBCA), according to a new German study presented at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.