AUA 2013: New Guideline on Radiation Therapy After Prostatectomy
San Diego, May 7, 2013 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American...
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Month: May 2013
AUA 2013: Testicular Cancer Rates Continue to Rise
SAN DIEGO — The incidence of testicular cancer continued its puzzling rise through the end of the...
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AUA 2013: Procedure Volume Affects Survival After Cystectomy
The Particulars: Previous research suggests that procedure volume is associated with operative...
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AUA 2013: Penile Treatment Shows Promise in Peyronie’s disease
SAN DIEGO, California — Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) can significantly reduce the...
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AUA 2013: Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Complications in Genitourinary Oncologic Surgery
The Particulars: Metabolic syndrome has been shown in previous studies to be predictive of...
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AUA 2013: Flexor Vue Deflecting Endoscopic System Launched
A new, cost-effective endoscopic option is now available to urologists. Physicians can use the...
Read MoreAUA 2013: Urologist Shortage Projected in US
SAN DIEGO, California — Parts of the United States are running out of urologists, warn investigators. The number of urologists in the United States peaked in 2008 at 9852, and is now declining with serious consequences,...
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AUA 2013: VTE & Major Bleed Incidence in Urologic Surgery
The Particulars: The true incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in major urologic surgery has...
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AUA 2013: No Cost-Effective Way to Save Lives from Prostate Cancer
SAN DIEGO — All of the current treatment strategies for castration-resistant prostate cancer...
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AUA 2013: Neurologic Injury in Robotic-Assisted Urologic Surgery
The Particulars: Previous research has not addressed neuropathic injury during robotic-assisted...
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AUA 2013: Hospitalizations Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheters on the Rise
San Diego, CA, May 5, 2013- Indwelling urinary catheters either placed inappropriately or left in...
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AUA 2013: Majority of Men Do Not Treat Their Erectile Dysfunction
San Diego, CA, May 6,2013 – Millions of American men live with erectile dysfunction (ED) and...
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AUA 2013: Prostate Cancer Surgery May Relieve LUTS
SAN DIEGO — Radical prostatectomy may offer the added benefit of urinary symptom reduction in...
Read MoreIn My Next Life, I Want To Be a Management Consultant
I once blogged that in my next life, I wanted to be reincarnated as a weatherman. You get to make predictions and have no accountability when they are wrong (except for one Washington, DC weatherman who recently was given a...
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AUA Issues New Guidelines on PSA Screening
New guidelines on prostate cancer screening, issued today by the American Urological Association...
Read MoreAUA 2013: Exercise Cuts Kidney Stone Risk in Women
SAN DIEGO, California — Women can reduce their risk for kidney stones by exercising, a new study shows. Participants enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative reduced their risk 16% to 31%, depending on how much they...
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AUA 2013: Laser Surgery for BPH in Octogenarians
The Particulars: Data are lacking on the morbidity and perioperative outcomes of laser surgery for...
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Liptruzet Approved to Lower LDL Cholesterol
Merck, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
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Operative Technique of Aortic Valve Replacement
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Read MoreImproving Sepsis Care in the ED
For patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in the ED, studies have shown that goal-directed therapy is effective. However, many EDs throughout the country have not implemented such protocols. In a recent study, a survey...
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