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Urology General

Label-free plasmonic metasensing of PSA and exosomes in serum for rapid high-sensitivity diagnosis of early prostate cancer.

May 22, 2023

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used to diagnose early prostate cancer (PCa). Its low sensitivity, especially in the gray zone, usually incurs overtreatment or missed diagnosis. As an e...

Noninvasive brain stimulation in the treatment of functional urological and pelvic floor disorders: A scoping review.

May 22, 2023

Functional pelvic floor disorders (PFD) such as bowel and bladder dysfunctions can be challenging to manage with our current therapeutic modalities. Recently, noninvasive brain stimulation has emerged...

ChatGPT performance on the American Urological Association (AUA) Self-Assessment Study Program and the potential influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in urologic training.

May 22, 2023

To assess ChatGPT's performance on the AUA SASP and stratify performance by question stem complexity.Questions from the 2021-2022 AUA SASP Program were administered to ChatGPT version 3 (ChatGPT-3). Q...

Who is shaping the future of academic urology? A descriptive analysis of residency program directors.

May 22, 2023

To characterize the demographics, educational background, and scholarly characteristics of current urology residency program directors (PDs).Urology programs were identified by the listing on the "Acc...

Outcomes of Simultaneous RIHR During Robotic Prostatectomy

May 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Short-term outcomes of robotic inguinal hernia repair during robotic prostatectomy – An analysis of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative," published in the ...

Using 3D CT Visualization Model for Diagnosing and Management of SUI

May 15, 2023

The following is a summary of the "CT Three-Dimensional Visualization Model in Diagnosis and Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Study," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of U...

[Erectile dysfunction and YouTube: Quality of videos in Spanish].

May 15, 2023

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most prevalent urological diseases, but there is limited data about the quality of its information in social networks. The aim of our study was to assess the qu...

US Food and Drug Administration Warning Regarding Finasteride and Suicidal Ideation: What Should Urologists Know?

May 15, 2023

Finasteride competitively inhibits 5α-reductase (5-AR) isoenzymes, which blocks dihydrotestosterone (DHT) production, thereby reducing DHT. Finasteride is used in the management of benign prostatic h...

Bladder Cancer Patients and Caregivers: Survey on Palliative Care Knowledge

May 12, 2023

The following is a summary of Palliative care knowledge, attitudes, and experiences amongst patients with bladder cancer and their caregivers" published in the February 2023 issue of Urologic Oncology...

Single Vs. Multiple Modalities: Prostate Cancer Treatment Outcomes

May 11, 2023

The following is a summary of "Functional outcomes after prostate cancer treatment: A comparison between single and multiple modalities," published in the February 2023 issue of Urologic Oncology by M...

Analyzing Prostatectomy Biochemical Persistence & Lymph Node Invasion in Patients

May 10, 2023

The following is a summary of "Oncologic outcomes of patients with lymph node invasion at prostatectomy and post-prostatectomy biochemical persistence," published in the February 2023 issue of Urologi...

Costs, National Rates, Risk Factors, & Causes in Radical Prostatectomy Readmissions

May 09, 2023

The following is a summary of "Radical prostatectomy readmissions: Causes, risk factors, national rates, & costs" published in the February 2023 issue of Urologic Oncology by Balasubramanian et al...

Oncological Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on MVUC of the Bladder

May 08, 2023

The following is a summary of "Oncologic outcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with micropapillary variant urothelial carcinoma of the bladder," published in the February 2023 issue of "Uro...

Percutaneous Cystolitholapaxy is Safe and Effective in Adult Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Reconstruction Utilizing Bowel.

May 08, 2023

To investigate the safety, efficacy, and surgical approach of percutaneous bladder calculi removal in adult patients with prior lower urinary tract reconstruction utilizing bowel using a single-instit...

Effects of In-office Dispensing by Single-specialty Urology Practices on Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer.

May 08, 2023

We examine changes in the volume of patients with advanced prostate cancer and prescriptions for abiraterone and enzalutamide among urology practices with and without in-office dispensing.Using data f...

Intermediate-term results of TachoSil grafting to correct residual curvature during inflatable penile prosthesis implantation in patients with Peyronie's disease.

May 08, 2023

Grafting techniques may be mandatory to improve residual penile curvature during inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) implantation in Peyronie's disease patients. We aimed to report the intermediate-ter...

Pharmacokinetics comparison of vardenafil as administered by an intranasal spray formulation vs a 10-mg oral tablet.

May 08, 2023

Oral vardenafil (VDF) tablet is an effective treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED), but intranasal administration with a suitable formulation can lead to a faster onset of action and offer more conv...

A novel transcriptional repressor complex MYB22-TOPLESS-HDAC1 promotes rice resistance to brown planthopper by repressing F3'H expression.

May 08, 2023

The brown planthopper (BPH) is the most destructive pest of rice. The MYB transcription factors are vital for rice immunity, but most are activators. Although MYB22 positively regulates rice resistanc...

[Laser treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia and its related problems after operation].

May 08, 2023

Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is the main cause of lower urinary tract symptoms in elder man. As the progression of aging society, the number of BPH patient is getting larger, while there are some...

Practice Competition and Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer.

May 08, 2023

To examine the effect of urology practice market competition on use of treatment in men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer.We performed a retrospective national cohort study of 48,067 Medicare benef...

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