Urology
Research: Direct-Acting Antiviral Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Donors to Noninfected Recipients
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: HCV Prophylaxis Could Expand Kidney Availability – Renal & Urology News (free) AND HCV-infected kidney donors could save lives – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND One year posttransplant, recipients of hepatitis C kidneys disease-free – Johns Hopkins Medicine, ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCClinical Guideline Synopsis: Evaluation and Treatment of Male Hypogonadism – JAMA (free)
Original Guideline: Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)
Commentary: New Testosterone Treatment Guidelines ‘Useful but Not Gospel’ – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Effect of Standard vs Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy for Patients With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:48h | 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 doses of radiation don’t improve survival in prostate cancer: Side effects also a concern – Washington University School of Medicine, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Higher doses of radiation don’t improve overall survival for prostate cancer patients – OnMedica (free)
Meta-Analysis: Digital Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer Screening in Primary Care
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCCommentaries: New analysis recommends against using digital rectal exam in primary care – American Academy of Family Physicians, vie EurekAlert (free) AND Little Evidence Supports Use of Digital Rectal Exam – Medscape (free registration required) AND Digital Rectal Exams for Routine Prostate Screening Discouraged – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Effect of a Low-Intensity PSA-Based Screening Intervention on Prostate Cancer Mortality
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:07h | UTCEffect of a Low-Intensity PSA-Based Screening Intervention on Prostate Cancer Mortality: The CAP Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: One-off PSA screening for prostate cancer does not save lives – eCancer News (free)
“Largest ever prostate cancer trial – CAP – published in the JAMA. No effect from low intensity PSA screening on prostate cancer mortality at 10 years”. (via @KariTikkinen see Tweet)
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
Research: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy vs laparoscopic and open retropubic radical prostatectomy
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCCommentary: After-effects not necessarily reduced with robotic prostate surgery – Reuters (free)
Related Cochrane Review with similar results: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Research: Potential Yield of Imminent Death Kidney Donation
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:47h | UTCPotential Yield of Imminent Death Kidney Donation – American Journal of Transplantation, via Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines on Adult Testosterone Deficiency
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:53h | UTCSource: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, February 2018 – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Apalutamide Treatment and Metastasis-free Survival in Prostate Cancer
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:34h | UTC“Apalutamide improves castration resistant prostate CA survival compared with… placebo. Why wasn’t it compared w bicalutamide?” (via @RichardLehman1 see Tweet). See Richard Lehman’s point of view
Urothelial Carcinoma: The Evolving Landscape of Immunotherapy for Patients with Advanced Disease
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:32h | UTC
EAU Guidelines on Assessment and Nonsurgical Management of Urinary Incontinence
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:20h | UTCEAU Guidelines on Assessment and Nonsurgical Management of Urinary Incontinence – European Urology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:29h | UTCMid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Analysis looks at long-term risks of living kidney donation – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free) AND What Are The Health Risks To Living Kidney Donors? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Living kidney donors have low but elevated risk of renal failure – Reuters (free)
Review: New Therapies in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Treatment
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:47h | UTCNew therapies in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer treatment – Indian Journal of Urology (free)
Review: PET-CT and PET-MR in Urological Cancers
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:48h | UTC
Review: Management of Cystitis and Pelvic Pain
4 Feb, 2018 | 16:49h | UTC
Review: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI of Prostate Cancer
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:22h | UTC
Review: Urine-Based Biomarkers in Bladder Cancer
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:11h | UTC
Review: Peri-Operative Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:09h | UTC
Review: Next-Generation Sequencing in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:10h | UTC
Review: Recent Advances in Pharmacological Management of Urinary Incontinence
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:19h | UTCRecent advances in pharmacological management of urinary incontinence – F1000 Research (free)
Clinical Guideline on the Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
21 Jan, 2018 | 17:05h | UTCThe 2017 Update of the German Clinical Guideline on Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapy, Prevention, and Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Patients: Part 1 – Karger, Urologia Internationalis (free) (via @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)
Guidelines for Groin Hernia Management
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCInternational guidelines for groin hernia management – HerniaSurge Group (free)
Review: Acute Pyelonephritis in Adults
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:09h | UTCAcute Pyelonephritis in Adults – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Research: Polygenic Hazard Score to Guide Screening for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:06h | UTCCommentaries: Genetic risk model could guide prostate cancer screening – OnMedica (free) AND New prostate cancer risk score could help guide screening decisions – eCancer News (free)