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Urology General

Collagenase Administration Improves Peyronie's Disease Curvature Results

Jan 31, 2023

The following is a summary of "Improved Peyronie's Disease Curvature Outcomes Using a Novel Collagenase Administration Protocol," published in the December 2022 issue of Urology by Flores, et al. ...

Robot-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy Surgical Outcomes in the Retreatment Setting

Jan 30, 2023

The following is a summary of "Evaluating Surgical Outcomes of Robot Assisted Simple Prostatectomy in the Retreatment Setting," published in the December 2022 issue of Urology by Garbens, et al. ...

Association Between Antibiotic Prophylaxis Before Cystectomy or Stent Removal and Infection Complications: A Systematic Review.

Jan 30, 2023

Patients undergoing radical cystectomy frequently suffer from infectious complications, including urinary tract infections (UTIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs) leading to emergency department vi...

Aging effects in the extracellular matrix of the clitoris: A scanning electron microscopic analysis.

Jan 30, 2023

The present work aims to observe the clitoris' extracellular matrix in young and old women with a scanning electron microscope.After approval of the local research ethics committee, samples of the cli...

Diagnostic Efficacy of PSMA and PSCA mRNAs Combined to PSA in Prostate Cancer Patients.

Jan 30, 2023

Serum Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been used for screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) but it is burdened by its low accuracy, creating a need for reliable diagnostic markers. Despit...

The low dopamine hypothesis: A plausible mechanism underpinning residual urine, overactive bladder and nocturia (RON) syndrome in older patients.

Jan 30, 2023

Aging is associated with a combination of several lower urinary tract (LUT) signs and symptoms, including residual urine, overactive bladder and nocturia. One of the mechanisms of this LUT dysfunction...

Perceptions of Gender Equity by Urologic Subspecialty.

Jan 30, 2023

To evaluate how urologists in various subspecialties view the climate for female urologists, comparing perceptions of gender inequity based on characteristics including gender, subspecialty training, ...

Risk stratification for early biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer in the era of multiparametric magnetic resonance imagining-targeted biopsy.

Jan 30, 2023

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRI-targeted biopsy are nowadays recommended in the prostate cancer (PCa) diagnostic pathway. Ploussard and Mazzone have integrated these tools int...

Diagnostic and Active Surveillance of Complex Cystic Renal Lesions Using Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound

Jan 27, 2023

The following is the summary of “Cost-effectiveness of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Active Surveillance of Complex Cystic Renal Lesions” published in the January 2023 issue of Ur...

EMG Assessment of Common Muscle Groups During Flexible Ureteroscopy

Jan 24, 2023

The following is the summary of “Ergonomics in the OR: An Electromyographic Evaluation of Common Muscle Groups Used During Simulated Flexible Ureteroscopy – a Pilot Study” published in the Decem...

Analyzing the Change in Lifestyle Following Ureteroscopy for Nephrolithiasis

Jan 23, 2023

The following is the summary of  “Longitudinal Changes in Quality of Life After Ureteroscopy for Nephrolithiasis” published in the December 2022 issue of Urology by Sperling, et al. Since ...

[CLINICAL AND IMAGING FINDINGS OF ACUTE EPIDIDYMITIS IN CHILDREN].

Jan 23, 2023

(Objective) The etiology of acute epididymitis in children remains poorly understood. Several studies have demonstrated that urine tests are negative in the majority of children with acute epididymiti...

Erectile Dysfunction: Pharmacological Pathways with Understudied Potentials.

Jan 23, 2023

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a public health concern worldwide. In the past, it was perceived as a phenomenon attributed to age advancement. However, more individuals are affected every year that do n...

Established Immortalized Cavernous Endothelial Cells Improve Erectile Dysfunction in Rats with Cavernous Nerve Injury.

Jan 23, 2023

The main cause of erectile dysfunction (ED) is the damage in penile cavernous endothelial cells (EC). Murine primary ECs have a limited growth potential, and the easy availability of murine ECs will f...

FPGA Implementation of Efficient CFAR Algorithm for Radar Systems.

Jan 23, 2023

The constant false-alarm rate (CFAR) algorithm is essential for detecting targets during radar signal processing. It has been improved to accurately detect targets, especially in nonhomogeneous enviro...

Robotic-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy: A Comparison of Primary Simple Prostatectomy versus Salvage Simple Prostatectomy in Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Jan 23, 2023

Simple prostatectomy is indicated in patients with enlarged glands (>80 grams) who present with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Salvage simple ...

An Assessment of the Financial Stress of Kidney Stone Treatment: Nephrolithiasis

Jan 20, 2023

The following is the summary of “Financial Toxicity of Nephrolithiasis: The First Assessment of the Economic Stresses of Kidney Stone Treatment” published in the December 2022 issue of Urology by ...

Signaling of Preferences for the 2022 Urology Residency Match

Jan 18, 2023

The following is the summary of “Preference Signaling in the 2022 Urology Residency Match – The Applicant Perspective” published in the December 2022 issue of Urology by Leopold et al. Th...

Study of Preference Signaling Pilot for the Urology Match

Jan 18, 2023

The following is the summary of “Preference Signaling Pilot in the Urology Match: Outcomes and Perceptions” published in the December 2022 issue of Urology by Traxel, et al. During the 2021...

Optimizing Lymph Node Dissection at the Time of Nephroureterectomy for High-risk Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.

Jan 16, 2023

Lymph node dissection (LND) has prognostic and possible therapeutic benefits in the management of high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma. However, LND use is low and difficult to monitor, so it is...

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