Diabetes Drug May Raise Risk of Bladder Cancer
A British study of 115,727 patients with type 2 diabetes who became new users of oral hypoglycemic agents from 1988 through 2009.
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CKD-EPI Equation Is More Accurate for Estimating GFR
A meta-analysis of data from 1.1 million adults from 25 general-population cohorts, seven high-risk cohorts (of vascular disease).
Blacks Less Likely To Get a Living Donor Kidney
African Americans are less likely to receive a kidney from a living donor at all 275 transplant centers in the United States.
Obesity Raises AKI Risk in Heart Surgery
Obesity independently predicts acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery, and oxidative stress may partially mediate this association.
ED Drug Helps Kids With Cardiac Defects
A six-week course of sildenafil 200 mg three times daily significantly improved echocardiographic measures of ventricular performance in a study of 27 youths (mean age 14.9 years) with single-ventricle defects.
Robotic Prostate Surgery Costs More
A cost analysis of 115 robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomies (RARPs) and 358 open radical retropubic prostatectomies (RRPs).
Data Validate Active Surveillance Use
Findings from two studies add to growing evidence supporting the use of active surveillance for selected patients with prostate cancer (PCa).
Renal Function Decline May Increase Risk of Bariatric Surgery Complications
When assessing eGFR in bariatric surgery patients, equations that account for lean body weight appear to offer the most accuracy.
Part II: Current Treatment Options for Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
Clinicians need to keep abreast of the most current treatment options for NGB, which can result in improved patient outcomes and quality of life.
Outlook Brightens for CRPC Patients
In the past few years, urologists have seen some significant developments related to the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).
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