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Urology General

Inflammation is a target of medical treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Feb 18, 2020

To review the role of a persistent prostatic inflammatory status (PIS) in the development and progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and ...

Success of Prostate and Testicular Cancer Awareness Campaigns Compared to Breast Cancer Awareness Month According to Internet Search Volumes: A Google Trends Analysis.

Feb 18, 2020

To compare the efficacy of men's and women's cancer awareness campaigns using internet relative search volume (RSV) as a surrogate for public interest.We utilized Google Trends to determine the RSV fo...

Stressors and coping mechanisms related to burnout within urology.

Feb 18, 2020

To identify factors and stress coping mechanisms associated with burnout within the field of urology.A survey study was completed using the abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory to evaluate emotional ...

Challenges facing the urologist in low- and middle-income countries.

Feb 18, 2020

The challenges in providing urologic care across borders and in resource-constrained settings are poorly understood. We sought to better characterize the impediments to the delivery of urological care...

Design, implementation, and evaluation of a novel curriculum to teach transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP): a 3-year experience of urology simulation bootcamp course.

Feb 18, 2020

To present the three-year experience of the multi-component TURP module at Urology Simulation Bootcamp Course (USBC) and demonstrate trainee's competence progression and satisfaction.During the USBC, ...

A positive nitrite test was an independent risk factor for invasive bacterial infections in infants under 90 days of age with fever without source.

Feb 18, 2020

This study analysed the association between a positive nitrite dipstick test and an invasive bacterial infection (IBI) in infants younger than 90 days of age with fever without source (FWS).We perform...

Predictors and Barriers to Faculty Scholarly Activity in United States Urology Residency Programs.

Jan 30, 2020

To determine factors and barriers associated with scholarly activity among faculty members at urology residency programs in the United States.An online survey was sent to all 134 urology residency pro...

Implementing A Root Cause Analysis Program To Enhance Patient Safety Education in Urology Residency.

Jan 27, 2020

To describe and assess the implementation and effectiveness of a RCA based program in Urology residency. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education states programs should encourage patie...

An electronic form for reporting results of targeted prostate biopsy: Urology Integrated Diagnostic Report (Uro-IDR).

Jan 27, 2020

To detail the development of an electronic report that graphically conveys all relevant information from targeted prostate biopsy.The Urology Integrated Diagnostic Report (Uro-IDR) is based on a publi...

Evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in children with Down syndrome: A prospective, case-controlled cohort study.

Jan 24, 2020

In children with Down syndrome (DS) which causes cognitive impairment and intellectual disability (ID), dysfunctional voiding is proposed to be more common than in the normal population. In this study...

Reducing contamination of midstream urine samples through standardized collection processes: a best practice implementation project.

Jan 24, 2020

The objective of this project is to decrease the rates of midstream urine sample contamination through standardization of evidence-based techniques among nurses.Urinary tract infection is a prevalent ...

Outcomes of a Nurse-Led Difficult Urinary Catheter Team in an Academic Medical Center.

Jan 24, 2020

Catheter insertion for complex patients by inexperienced nurses can lead to avoidable iatrogenic urethral injury and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).The study aim was to evaluate a...

Contemporary Management of Incident Prostate Cancer in Large Community Urology Practices in the United States.

Jan 24, 2020

To characterize the contemporary management of prostate cancer patients in large community practices. The optimal management of incident prostate cancer has changed in the last decades to include acti...

Urologist Practice Structure and Spending for Prostate Cancer Care.

Jan 24, 2020

To investigate the impact of urologist practice structure on health care spending for men with prostate cancer. We hypothesize that 3 elements of urologist practice structure may influence spending fo...

National Trends in the Utilization of Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Very Low Risk Prostate Cancer.

Jan 24, 2020

To analyze national trends using the National Cancer Database (NCDB) in use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), outside of standard of care, in patients with very low risk prostate cancer.We identi...

Controversial issues in Gleason and International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) prostate cancer grading: proposed recommendations for international implementation.

Jan 24, 2020

The Gleason Grading system has been used for over 50 years to prognosticate and guide the treatment for patients with prostate cancer. At consensus conferences in 2005 and 2014 under the guidance of t...

Development and validation of a patient decision aid for prostate Cancer therapy: from paternalistic towards participative shared decision making.

Jan 24, 2020

Patient decision aids (PDAs) can support the treatment decision making process and empower patients to take a proactive role in their treatment pathway while using a shared decision-making (SDM) appro...

Sexual dysfunction after elective laparoscopic or endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in men.

Jan 24, 2020

Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair can lead to ejaculation and erection troubles in men. There are few studies on sexual dysfunction after endovascular repair (EVAR) but they suggest le...

Clinical, pathological, and oncologic outcomes of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic proctectomy for rectal cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

Jan 24, 2020

Although several meta-analyses regarding robot-assisted proctectomy (RP) and laparoscopic proctectomy (LP) in patients with rectal cancer are constantly being published, meta-analyses considering rand...

Restoration of Erectile Function by Suppression of Corporal Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress with Losartan in Aged Rats with Erectile Dysfunction.

Jan 24, 2020

The prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) increases progressively with age, but its potential pathophysiology has not been fully demonstrated. Hence, this article was aimed to identify the functiona...

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