Urology
Podcast: Urinary Stone Disease.
5 Oct, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC#298 Urinary Stone Disease Will Rock Your World – The Curbsiders
A new surgical robot is smaller, nimbler, and cheaper, its maker claims. But will it be better for patients?
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:26h | UTC
AUA Guidelines: Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
1 Oct, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCManagement of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: AUA GUIDELINE – The Journal of Urology
PART I—Initial Work-up and Medical Management
PART II—Surgical Evaluation and Treatment
Review: Recent Advances in the Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
1 Oct, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCRecent Advances in the Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer – JCO Oncology Practice
The AUA/SUFU Guideline on Adult Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:58h | UTCThe AUA/SUFU Guideline on Adult Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction – The Journal of Urology
Part I: Diagnosis and Evaluation – The Journal of Urology
Part II: Treatment and Follow up – The Journal of Urology
AUA/SMSNA Guideline: Acute Ischemic Priapism.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:55h | UTCAcute Ischemic Priapism: An AUA/SMSNA Guideline – The Journal of Urology
Systematic Review: Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnea.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:36h | UTC
Update on the management of overactive bladder.
15 Sep, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCUpdate on the management of overactive bladder – Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Cohort study: Half of men with low-risk prostate cancer move from surveillance to treatment within a few years.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC
COVID vaccines show no signs of harming fertility or sexual function.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCCOVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function – Scientific American
Related: Study: Sperm parameters not changed before and after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.
RCT: New blood test could improve prostate cancer screening.
17 Aug, 2021 | 08:48h | UTCProstate cancer screening using a combination of risk-prediction, MRI, and targeted prostate biopsies (STHLM3-MRI): a prospective, population-based, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News release: New blood test improves prostate cancer screening – Karolinska Institutet
Related:
RCT: MRI can cut overdiagnoses in prostate-cancer screening by half.
Commentary on Twitter
Online first: #Prostatecancer #screening using a combination of risk-prediction, MRI, and targeted prostate biopsies (STHLM3-MRI): a prospective, population-based, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial #pcsm https://t.co/bijoJk8RbK pic.twitter.com/ENWEjqG3Kr
— The Lancet Oncology (@TheLancetOncol) August 13, 2021
EM Cases: Testicular Torsion: A Diagnostic Pathway – “Time is Testes”.
17 Aug, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCEM Cases: Testicular Torsion: A Diagnostic Pathway – emDocs
Guideline Synopsis: Management of patients with microhematuria.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:45h | UTCManagement of Patients With Microhematuria – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original guideline: Microhematuria: AUA/SUFU Guideline
Study: many patients with small renal masses can be safely managed with active surveillance.
2 Aug, 2021 | 00:07h | UTCCommentary: More Data Support Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses — Most patients avoided surgery with no metastasis, better focus on aggressive disease – MedPage Today (free registration required)
RCT: 7 days of antibiotic therapy as good as 14 days for afebrile men with urinary tract infection.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCEffect of 7 vs 14 Days of Antibiotic Therapy on Resolution of Symptoms Among Afebrile Men With Urinary Tract Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Shorter Courses of Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection in Men (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study Supports Shorter Antibiotic Course for Afebrile Men With UTI – MPR
Commentary on Twitter
Practice changing study, we always consider UTI in men as a complicated disease and we usually treat for longer time sometimes even more than 14 days, this study found that you can treat for shorter time ~7 days #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/LSWYTAG15y
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔🇵🇸 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) July 27, 2021
CDC releases new guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
23 Jul, 2021 | 10:41h | UTCTable of Contents: Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021
Related (just released): WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Here's my greatest hits from today’s new @CDCSTD #STI Treatment Guidelines: a 🧵
1)#STI guidelines instead of #STD!
2)Expedited Partner Therapy: not just for “heterosexuals” 👏
3)#HepatitisC: screen all pregnant people
4)Rectal/throat GC/CT: consider for non-MSM like teens 👏 pic.twitter.com/gfEhrWpMKA— Ina Park (@InaParkMD) July 22, 2021
WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:54h | UTCNews release: Launch WHO guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infection – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Great see @WHO new guidelines #STIs https://t.co/SgkCtcMDbv BUT hope last edition w syndromic management. Must deliver diagnostic capacity LMICs pic.twitter.com/B7ugeUpIRG
— Michael Marks (@dr_michaelmarks) July 17, 2021
Complications of renal interventions: a pictorial review of CT findings.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:24h | UTCComplications of renal interventions: a pictorial review of CT findings – Insights into Imaging
WHO: New study highlights unacceptably high global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men.
14 Jul, 2021 | 11:04h | UTCOriginal Study: Prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men: a global systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000–20 – The Lancet Global Health
Commentary: Syphilis in men who have sex with men: advancing research and human rights – The Lancet Global Health
RCT: MRI can cut overdiagnoses in prostate-cancer screening by half.
9 Jul, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCMRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy in Prostate Cancer Screening – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News release: MRI can cut overdiagnoses in prostate-cancer screening by half – Karolinska Institutet
Related articles: RCT: MRI-targeted biopsy safely reduces the need for biopsy in more than one-third of men at risk for prostate cancer AND Meta-Analysis: Negative Predictive Value of MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer AND Study: MRI-Targeted, Systematic, and Combined Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis AND Review: The Use of MRI and PET Imaging Studies for Prostate Cancer Management AND Meta-Analysis: MRI plus Targeted Biopsy vs. Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer AND Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer AND Meta-analysis: Clinical Utility of MRI in the Decision-making Process Before Radical Prostatectomy AND Research: Biparametric MRI (simpler, faster) May Be Used to Exclude Aggressive Disease and Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies in Men with Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer AND Research: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis AND Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
Clinical guidelines for female lower urinary tract symptoms.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCClinical Guidelines for Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – International Journal of Urology
RCT: Lutetium-177–PSMA-617 for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
24 Jun, 2021 | 09:41h | UTCLutetium-177–PSMA-617 for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Differential diagnosis of uncommon prostate diseases: combining mpMRI and clinical information.
18 Jun, 2021 | 08:13h | UTC
AUA Guideline | Renal Mass and Localized Renal Cancer: Evaluation, Management, and Follow Up.
2 Jun, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCCommentary: AUA updates guideline on renal masses and localized renal cancer – Urology Times
M-A: A biofeedback‐guided program or pelvic floor muscle electric stimulation can improve early recovery of urinary continence after radical prostatectomy.
26 May, 2021 | 08:13h | UTC