New recurrent UTI guideline: What urologists need to know
Oct 7, 2019 · New recurrent UTI guideline: What urologists need to know. The AUA/CUA/SUFU guide focuses on a combination of symptoms and positive cultures. Uncomplicated urinary tract infection is one of the most common indications for antimicrobial exposure in otherwise healthy women. In the past 20 years, antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens has ...
Shock wave therapy: ED cure or unproven treatment? - Urology …
Aug 6, 2019 · Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy is a safe treatment for men with erectile dysfunction and might work to improve, or even cure, ED in some patients. But there remain important unanswered questions, including which patients are ideal candidates and which protocol and devices are best. Without answers, offering the ED treatment ...
Long-term results of Rezum therapy for patients with large prostates
Dec 23, 2021 · So, the retreatment rate for our small prostate cohort was 4.4%, which is in line with the results demonstrated from the original WATER clinical trial, 3 which also had a retreatment rate of 4.4%. For our large prostate cohort, this subset of patients had a retreatment rate of 18.4%, so a little less than one in five patients required ...
Peyronie’s device improves length, curvature - Urology Times
Aug 15, 2019 · Investigators looked at the device (RestoreX) in a recent study, and preliminary findings suggest using it for 30 to 90 minutes daily may result in statistically significant improvements in penile length and curvature after 3 months with no significant adverse events. “We were a bit surprised by the findings.
Painless testicular swelling: What’s your diagnosis? - Urology Times
Nov 5, 2015 · Although hydroceles are typically idiopathic in origin, in older males, a hydrocele can occur as a result of injury/trauma, inflammation, or inguinal surgery. 1. Testicular hydrocele is the most common reason for painless scrotal swelling. It affects about 1% of men, mostly above the age of 40 years, and 4.7% of neonates. 1.
Transgender surgery: Videos demonstrate cutting-edge techniques
Apr 6, 2017 · Transgender surgery: Videos demonstrate cutting-edge techniques. In these videos, expert surgeons demonstrate robot-assisted penile inversion vaginoplasty, single-stage metoidioplasty, and simple orchiectomy for transgender patients. Transgender surgery is a burgeoning field in urology and, with nearly 700,000 people in the United States alone ...
Varicocele: Treatment indications and repair techniques - Urology …
Oct 1, 2017 · This article presents an overview of the pathophysiology of varicoceles and discusses indications for treatment, two primary repair techniques, and treatment outcomes. Varicocele is a pathologic enlargement of the testicular veins that is associated with impaired spermatogenesis and infertility. In fact, varicocele is the most common ...
Chronic orchialgia: How to diagnose and treat the challenging …
Jun 17, 2021 · First, in a patient who has newly diagnosed pain, we give a 3-month period of conservative therapy. Usually, that includes anti-inflammatories, scrotal elevation, and warm compresses/hot baths. [If] they fail to respond, then we can categorize them as a [patient with] chronic orchialgia/chronic scrotal pain.
PSMA-PET Results Reporting and Interpretation - Urology Times
Nov 28, 2022 · Gary Ulaner, MD, PhD, FACNM provides practical advice for radiologists who are generating PSMA-PET imaging reports, as well as for the urologists who are interpreting PSMA-PET results. EP: 1. Patient Risk Stratification and Evolving Imaging Modalities in …
EpiSwitch Prostate Screening blood test launches on US market
Sep 26, 2023 · The EpiSwitch Prostate Screening (PSE) blood test has been clinically validated and is now available to men in the US who are being screened for prostate cancer, announced Oxford BioDynamics, the developer of the test, in a news release. 1. "It feels wholly appropriate that the early launch of the test coincides with Prostate Cancer Awareness ...