May 08, 2013

San Diego, May 7, 2013 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) are pleased to announce the publication of the joint guideline on radiation...

May 07, 2013

The Particulars: Metabolic syndrome has been shown in previous studies to be predictive of complications following liver and knee surgeries. The impact of metabolic syndrome on complications after gen...

May 06, 2013

The Particulars: Previous research has not addressed neuropathic injury during robotic-assisted urologic surgery. Data Breakdown: After reviewing 334 urologic cases utilizing robotic surgical syste...

May 06, 2013

San Diego, CA, May 5, 2013- Indwelling urinary catheters either placed inappropriately or left in place longer than their intended use have resulted in increased hospitalizations, higher rates of comp...

May 06, 2013

San Diego, CA, May 6,2013 – Millions of American men live with erectile dysfunction (ED) and although ED therapies are shown to be highly effective and improve a man’s quality of life, nearly 75 p...

May 06, 2013

SAN DIEGO — Radical prostatectomy may offer the added benefit of urinary symptom reduction in prostate cancer patients who have concomitant lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), according to a study ...

May 06, 2013

New guidelines on prostate cancer screening, issued today by the American Urological Association (AUA), are supportive of routine use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in healthy men, but on...

Apr 15, 2013

New research is being presented at AUA 2013, the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, from May 4 to 8 in San Diego. Meeting Highlights Laser Surgery for BPH in Octogenarians ...

Feb 14, 2013

Robotic-assisted surgical removal of the bladder is becoming increasingly popular for treating bladder cancer, despite being more expensive than traditional surgery. Benefits of the robotic approach i...

Feb 06, 2013

Acute genitourinary (GU) injuries appear to be frequently associated with the use of common consumer items, according to a review of data from 2002 to 2010. Most GU injuries (69%) occurred in men, and...

Jan 18, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) to treat adults with overactive bladder who cannot use or do not adequately respond to a class of me...

Jan 04, 2013

A large number of adults older than 65 who are diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the ED appear to have no fever or urinary tract symptoms. Results from a national survey reported the f...

Dec 10, 2012

Drug can now be used before treatment with chemotherapy The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) to treat men with late-stage (metasta...

Nov 27, 2012

Patients with type 2 diabetes appear to be at higher risk of developing urinary tract infections (UTIs) than patients without diabetes. An international study found that the incidence of UTIs was 46.9...