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Urology General
The efficiency of ERAS after renal calculi treatment surgery
The ERAS method is applied to numerous urological disease treatments. However, its efficiency in PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy) is still under study. This study aims at understanding the safety, feasibility, and value of...
Effect of IPP on RARP continence
The study aims at understanding the effects of preoperative prostate morphology (especially, IPP – intravesical prostatic protrusion) on the continence after RARP (robot-assisted radical prostatectomy). The researchers used...
Effect of UU infection and leukocytospermia on semen parameters
There is no concrete evidence on the effect of UU (Ureaplasma urealyticum) infection and asymptomatic leukocytospermia on the semen parameters. This study aims to understand the effect and determine whether it is imperative to...
Feasibility and accuracy of US-guided transurethral injection in cadavers
The muscle precursor cell (MPC) injection in the EUS (external urinary sphincter) muscle is a developing option for treating stress urinary incontinence. This study conducts a pre-clinical trial to understand the feasibility of...
Evaluation of EPIC-CP's role in mapping early outcomes of surgically treated cancer patients
EPIC-CP (expanded prostate index composite –for clinical practice) is a consolidated EPIC version for easy use in general medical care. The study aims to evaluate EPIC-CP's (Portuguese version) efficiency in presenting...
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women with Urinary Incontinence
Urinary continence is a urinary tract disorder characterized by the involuntary leakage of urine. The control over the urinary sphincter is lost, and the affected person urinates even if he or she doesn’t want to. Pelvic...
5-α Reductase Inhibitors and the Risk of Erectile Dysfunction
The 5-α reductase inhibitors finasteride and dutasteride are widely used for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. While prostatic hyperplasia is an independent risk factor for erectile dysfunction, some studies have...
Predicting Post-Nephrectomy CKD Risk: A Novel Tool
Despite multiple studies assessing post-nephrectomy kidney function after nephrectomy, data and...
Predicting Renal Cell Carcinoma
Although the standard mode of classification and reporting of cancer—Tumor, Node, Metastases (TNM)...
CME: A Call to Action to Increase HPV Awareness & Vaccination Rates
This course discusses the findings of questions on human papillomavirus knowledge from a...
Strong Conflict of Interest Policies are not Associated with Decreased Industry Payments to Academic Urology Departments.
To identify whether institutions with strong Conflicts of Interest (COI) policies receive less industry payments than those with weaker policies. While industry-physician interactions can have collaborative benefits, financial...
