(UroToday.com) In a plenary session of the Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting focused on transperineal prostate biopsy, Dr. Ashley Ross discussed integrating transperineal biopsy into the clinic.
(UroToday.com) In a state of the art lecture at the Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting, Dr. Tracy Morris Downs discussed how we may move beyond ambition to organizational competency from a United States Health System perspective.
(UroToday.com) In a plenary session of the Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting focused on transperineal prostate biopsy, Dr. Arvin George discussed approaches we may consider for improving the detection of clinically significant cancer. In particular, he emphasized that this considers how transperineal biopsy may improve the yield of biopsy, particularly at the apex and anteriorly.
(UroToday.com) In a plenary session of the Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting focused on transperineal prostate biopsy, Dr. Deborah Kaye discussed whether a transperineal biopsy should become the standard of care for patients undergoing prostate biopsy.
On Wednesday, November 3rd 2021, Dr. Christopher Wood sadly and unexpectedly passed away. Dr. Wood was a professor of urology and genitourinary cancer surgeon at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre and a pioneer in advanced kidney cancer surgery. According to his own account, he was initially employed at the MD Anderson to focus […]
Infertility is a condition that widely affects the couples all over the world. In this regard, sperm DNA fragmentation can lead to harmful reproductive consequences, including male infertility and poor outcomes after assisted reproductive techniques.
Urinary stones and urinary tract infection (UTI) are the most common diseases in urology and they are characterized by high incidence and high recurrence rate in China. Previous studies have shown that urinary stones are closely associated with gut or urine microbiota.
Purpose: Cystinuria is a genetic disorder characterized by a defective reabsorption of cystine and dibasic amino acids leading to development of urinary tract calculi from childhood onward. Cystine lithiasis is known to be resistant to fragmentation.
Urolithiasis is a common disease leading to a high socioeconomic burden due to treatment costs and sickness leave. The aim of this study was to evaluate recent trends in the incidence of urolithiasis in Germany and in the use of therapeutic interventions.
Objective: Robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for completely endophytic renal tumors is challenging because of the tumor complexity. The enucleation technique is an ideal resection method to maximally preserve the renal parenchyma.
