Nov 29, 2022

Researchers developed and validated a method for evaluating a candidate's suturing skills, including criteria for evaluating their mastery of all important subskills. Cognitive task analysis was used ...

Nov 29, 2022

Researchers compared the data from a new MenHealth® uroflowmetry app to that from a conventional uroflowmetry used in doctors' offices. The MenHealth uroflowmetry smartphone app measures the volume o...

Nov 23, 2022

Researchers analyzed PEDSnet, a network of pediatric hospitals that share electronic health records EHRs data for research purposes, to determine the positive predictive value (PPV) of diagnostic code...

Nov 23, 2022

After abdominal or pelvic oncological surgery, a significant source of postoperative morbidity is venous thromboembolic events (VTEs). The use of enoxaparin, a subcutaneously injected low molecular we...

Nov 23, 2022

Following artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery, researchers evaluated the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and its risk variables.  Patients w...

Nov 21, 2022

Researchers aimed to evaluate the efficacy of radical prostatectomy (RP) as initial treatment for high-risk prostate cancer (HRPC) against neoadjuvant therapy with a novel hormonal agent (NHA) prior t...

Nov 21, 2022

The prognostic significance of variable histology in upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC) is little understood. In this study, researchers aimed to determine whether or not UTUC cases with atypical hi...

Nov 21, 2022

Among patients with small renal masses (SRMs), active surveillance (AS) with the option of delayed intervention (DI) is becoming a viable alternative to urgent surgery. However, there needs to be more...

Nov 21, 2022

Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) is considered to have significant clinical, social, and economic implications on individuals and healthcare systems, although the exact costs of care...

Nov 18, 2022

Urinary stricture has been linked to hypoandrogenism. The purpose of this research was to find and quantify the correlation between elevated testosterone and urethral stricture. Case-control research ...

Nov 18, 2022

As several studies have shown, drunk driving is significantly more likely to occur when alcohol consumption is high. Researchers hypothesized that, particularly at higher blood alcohol content levels,...

Nov 18, 2022

Researchers looked at whether intraoperative surgical complexity and stricture recurrence risk are correlated with scores produced by the LSE classification system and the Urethral Stricture Score sys...

Nov 17, 2022

Health-related quality of life upon diagnosis has been found to be an important predictive factor of survival outcomes for a variety of cancer entities in the metastatic situation by several studies. ...

Nov 17, 2022

Medicare expanded its policy for clean intermittent catheterization in April 2008, covering up to 200 single-use catheters in addition to the previous monthly maximum of 4. The policy shift was driven...

Nov 17, 2022

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous focused ultrasound for repositioning ureteral stones and facilitating transit in conscious patients. The participants were adul...

Nov 16, 2022

Adjuvant radiation has shown promise in recent studies for men with prostate cancer who had unfavorable pathological characteristics. Researchers anticipated that observation followed by early salvage...

Nov 16, 2022

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the oncological outcomes of an active surveillance program in the intermediate term, wherein serial multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging would replac...

Nov 16, 2022

Even if screening research shows a reduction in mortality, the "real" effect of screening may be diluted by factors such as pre-testing and contamination. In this paper, researchers aimed to describe ...

Nov 15, 2022

Over the past 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of situations in which germline testing is indicated in patients with prostate cancer. As a result, more people need access ...

Nov 15, 2022

Left-digit bias occurs when people give more weight to the leftmost digit in a number. In this study, researchers investigated how much left-digit age bias influences doctors' recommendations for trea...