Salvage Prostate Cryoablation Promising
Focal and whole-gland approaches may provide alternatives for recurrent PCa after radiotherapy
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Dialysis Should Be The Last Resort for AKI
In the past, acute kidney injury (AKI) used to be called acute renal failure or insufficiency. Among the most common causes of acute renal failure is so-called prerenal azotemia, which occurs when renal perfusion is inadequate or compromised, leading to a transient elevation of serum creatinine level. This can happen as a result of reduced…
Allopurinol May Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Long-term treatment also found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease.
VA Study Reveals No Race Disparities in Prostate Cancer Outcomes
African-American and Caucasian men have similar tumor burden, treatment choices, and survival.
Erectile Function Recovery More Likely After Robotic Prostate Surgery
Nerve-sparing surgery by robot-assisted laparoscopy was associated with a 2.4 times increased odds of regaining potency versus open surgery
ADT-RT Combo Offers Better Outcomes
Longer cancer-specific and overall survival seen in older men with locally advanced or high-risk PCa
More Bladder Cancer Patients Receiving Perioperative Chemotherapy
Study of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer documents a particularly large increase in the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Infected Kidney Stones Raise Post-Op Sepsis Risk
Positive stone cultures increase the odds of sepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy by nearly 7-fold.
CHD Risk Greater in Women with Kidney Stones
Study finds no significantly elevated risk of coronary heart disease among men with a history of kidney stones.
Study: Prostate Cancer Overtreated
Many men undergo radical surgery or radiotherapy despite life expectancies of less than 10 years
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