Urology
Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological Interventions for Treating Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
24 May, 2018 | 22:56h | UTCNon-pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Intervention for treating chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain in men – Cochrane Library (free)
Consensus Statement: Management of Nocturnal Enuresis
24 May, 2018 | 22:44h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Smoking and Death from Prostate Cancer
24 May, 2018 | 22:35h | UTCAssociation of Smoking Status With Recurrence, Metastasis, and Mortality Among Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Undergoing Prostatectomy or Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Smoking and Death From Prostate Cancer JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period) AND Current Smokers at Risk for Worse Prostate Cancer Outcomes – Renal & Urology News (free)
Retrospective Cohort: More Patients Choosing Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
23 May, 2018 | 12:17h | UTCUse of Conservative Management for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Integrated Health Care System From 2005-2015 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: VA health care successfully reduces ‘rush to treatment’ rates for low-risk prostate cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Watching but not treating cancer can be hard. Sometimes it’s the right approach – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
Guideline: Surgical Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms attributed to BPH
21 May, 2018 | 13:14h | UTCCommentary: AUA: Guideline on Surgical Management of BPH-Related Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – MPR (free)
Randomized Trial: Intravesical Gemcitabine Following Resection of Suspected Low-Grade Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
16 May, 2018 | 01:16h | UTCEffect of Intravesical Instillation of Gemcitabine vs Saline Immediately Following Resection of Suspected Low-Grade Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer on Tumor Recurrence: SWOG S0337 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intravesical Gemcitabine Therapy Cuts Bladder Cancer Recurrence – MPR (free) AND Simple post-surgery step reduces bladder cancer recurrence – SWOG, via EurekAlert (free)
Case Control Study: Oral Antibiotic Exposure and Kidney Stone Disease
16 May, 2018 | 00:56h | UTCOral Antibiotic Exposure and Kidney Stone Disease – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study suggests oral antibiotics may increase kidney stone risk – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotics May Raise the Risk for Kidney Stones – The New York Times (free) AND Oral Antibiotics May Raise Risk of Kidney Stones – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, via NewsWise (free)
Study: Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Urology Guidelines
14 May, 2018 | 04:49h | UTC“59% Urology Guideline writers received payments from companies AND 37% provided inaccurate COIs forms” (via @daviesbj see Tweet)
AUA Guideline: Erectile Dysfunction
11 May, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCErectile Dysfunction – American Urology Association (2018) (free)
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:46h | UTCScreening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Editorials: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for Prostate Cancer: Revisiting the Evidence (free) AND USPTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations—A Step in the Right Direction (free) AND Implications of the New USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation—Attaining Equipoise (free) AND Prostate Cancer Screening—A New Recommendation for Meaningful Physician-Patient Conversations (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free)
Video Summary: PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer: The 2018 USPSTF Recommendation Statement (free)
Infographic with key Facts: Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Understanding the Potential Benefits vs. Harms for Men 55-69 (free)
Commentary: Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you – Reuters (free)
Review: Prognosis of Adrenocortical Carcinoma
3 May, 2018 | 19:18h | UTC
UK Guidelines for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTC
Johns Hopkins Performs First Total Penis and Scrotum Transplant in the World
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:42h | UTCCommentaries: ‘Whole Again’: A Vet Maimed by an I.E.D. Receives a Transplanted Penis – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Veteran Receives Penis Transplant To Repair War Wound – NPR (free)
Randomized Trial: 5-Day Nitrofurantoin vs Single-Dose Fosfomycin in Uncomplicated Lower UTI
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:13h | UTCEditorial: Nitrofurantoin vs Fosfomycin: Rendering a Verdict in a Trial of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis – JAMA (free)
Research: Low-Dose Abiraterone With Food vs Standard Dose Abiraterone In Prostate Cancer
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentaries: Taking a Standard Prostate Cancer Drug with Food Boosts Impact, Lowers Cost – University of Chicago Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Low-Dose Prostate Drug Can Match Standard Dose, Cut Costs – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Tackling the High Cost of Cancer Care (free commentaries issued when this paper was first presented at the 2017 ASCO annual meeting)
“Savings per patient could reach as high as $300,000” (from NewsWise)
Guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of community-acquired urinary tract infections
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:40h | UTC
WHO recommendation on duration of bladder catheterization after surgical repair of simple obstetric urinary fistula
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCGuideline: WHO Recommendation on Duration of Bladder Catheterization After Surgical Repair of Simple Obstetric Urinary Fistula – World Health Organization (free)
Review of guidelines: surgical management of urolithiasis
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:49h | UTCSurgical management of urolithiasis – a systematic analysis of available guidelines – BMC Urology (free)
Guideline: evaluation and management of testosterone deficiency
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCGuideline: Evaluation and Management of Testosterone Deficiency – American Urological Association (free)
Commentary: AUA: New Guidelines for Diagnosis, Management of Testosterone Deficiency – MPR (free)
Related Guideline: Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)
Systematic review: alpha-blockers as medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:56h | UTCAlpha-blockers as medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Alpha-blockers for ureteral stones in adult patients with symptoms of stone disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Randomized controlled trial: acupuncture versus titrated morphine in acute renal colic
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:19h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Randomized trial: nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus sunitinib in advanced renal-cell carcinoma
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:34h | UTCNivolumab plus Ipilimumab versus Sunitinib in Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma – NEJM (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Sunitinib or Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab for Renal-Cell Carcinoma (free)
“Overall survival and objective response rates were significantly higher with nivolumab plus ipilimumab”.
ASCO guideline: anticancer therapy in metastatic non-castrate prostate cancer
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC
Effect of Standard vs Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:37h | UTCEffect of Standard vs Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: The NRG Oncology RTOG 0126 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Higher-dose RT lowers risk of recurrence but does not improve survival for men with prostate cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Higher doses of radiation don’t improve overall survival for prostate cancer patients – OnMedica (free) AND Dose-Escalated RT Does Not Improve Survival in Intermediate-Risk PCa – Renal & Urology News (free) AND Higher Doses of Radiation Don’t Improve Survival in Prostate Cancer – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free)
Research: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCMRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Prostate MRI reveals more treatable cancers, reduces overdiagnosis than standard biopsy – European Urology Association, via EurekAlert (free) AND MRI Before Biopsy Better Than TRUS in Prostate Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)