Post-Op UI Therapy Sessions Not Better
Men with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery do just as well with self-teaching approaches.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Polypropylene Sling May Improve Stress Urinary Incontinence
Two years post-op, 87% of patients said they were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the results.
Brachytherapy Alone a Viable Alternative
Study reveals acceptable outcomes in men with clinically localized intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
Steroids Do Not Stop Post-Transplant ARF
Administering corticosteroids to deceased, heart-beating kidney donors at least three hours before organ harvesting to reduce inflammation does not reduce the incidence or duration of post-transplantation acute renal failure (ARF) in transplant recipients, according to a report in Annals of Internal Medicine (2010;153:222-230).
Screening Lapses Worsen Prostate Cancer Diagnosis for Blacks
Black men are more likely than white men to have had a longer PSA screening interval before a prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis, and are more likely to have undergone no PSA screening until being diagnosed.
Urolithiasis Cases Up at Pediatric Hospitals
The number of children with urolithiasis seen across 42 U.S. pediatric hospitals rose from 125 in 1999 to 1,398 in 2008, according to a recent analysis of data from the Pediatric Health Information System (J Urol. 2010;184:1100-1105).
Heavy Smoking Reduces Sperm Proteins Needed for Fertility
Men who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day have a 14% lower concentration of the protamine P2 than their nonsmoking counterparts, according to a study of 53 smokers and 63 nonsmokers.
Lower BP in CKD Helps Only When Proteinuria is Present
Intensive BP control is no better than standard BP control at protecting against progression of kidney disease among African Americans with CKD, except perhaps if proteinuria also is present, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine (2010;363:918-929).
Prostate Biopsy Can Impair Voiding, Erectile Function
Men who undergo prostate biopsy should be informed that the procedure can cause impaired voiding and transient erectile dysfunction, concluded Tobias Klein, MD, and colleagues in their study published online in The Journal of Urology.
Have MD, Will Travel: Locum Tenens Docs Today
Fed up with the frustrations of private practice, some urologists and nephrologists have chosen the life of an itinerant professional.
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