Urology
Guidelines for Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Endometriosis
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:39h | UTC
Research: Regional Variation of CT Imaging and the Risk of Nephrectomy
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:45h | UTCEditorial: Use of Advanced Imaging Tests and the Not-So-Incidental Harms of Incidental Findings (free)
Commentary: Trunk Imaging Tied to Higher Nephrectomy Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“The remarkable number of unnecessary CT scans and their downstream risk from incidental findings” (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Guideline: Interventions to Address Sexual Problems in People With Cancer
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:31h | UTC
Consensus: Role of Genetic Testing for Inherited Prostate Cancer Risk
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:19h | UTCCommentary: New Recommendations Guide Doctors on Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing for Hereditary Prostate Cancer – Thomas Jefferson University, via NewsWise (free)
Research: Less Frequent Biopsy May Be Adequate for Men Under Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:12h | UTCComparative Analysis of Biopsy Upgrading in Four Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Cohorts – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low-Risk Prostate Cancer May Merit Less Frequent Biopsies – Reuters (free) AND Less Frequent Biopsy May Be Option in Prostate Cancer Care – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Biennial biopsies may be adequate for men under active surveillance for prostate cancer – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Review: Etiologic Classification, Evaluation, and Management of Hematospermia
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:05h | UTC
Review: Management of the small renal mass
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:03h | UTCManagement of the small renal mass – Translational Andrology and Urology (free)
Review: Treatment of renal cell carcinoma
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:43h | UTC
Meta-analysis Comparing Treatments for Acute Renal Colic
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCSystematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing the Efficacy of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Opioids, and Paracetamol in the Treatment of Acute Renal Colic – European Urology (free) (via @KariTikkinen and @EUplatinum)
“In kidney stone–related acute pain episodes in patients with adequate renal function, treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs offers effective and most sustained pain relief, with fewer side effects, when compared with opioids or paracetamol”.
Clinical guideline for treatment of kidney cancer
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:35h | UTC2017 SEOM clinical guideline for treatment of kidney cancer – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Clinical guidelines for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:34h | UTC
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:21h | UTCSee also: Summary of KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors (free)
News release: KDIGO Guidelines on Living Kidney Donors: A Call for A Paradigm Shift (free)
Research: Robotic-Assisted vs Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:57h | UTCEffect of Robotic-Assisted vs Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery on Risk of Conversion to Open Laparotomy Among Patients Undergoing Resection for Rectal Cancer: The ROLARR Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Association of Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy With Perioperative Outcomes and Health Care Costs, 2003 to 2015 – JAMA (free)
Commentaries: Comparison of Outcomes for Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures – The JAMA Network (free) AND Robotic docs can boost surgery time and cost – Science News (free) AND Robot-assisted surgery for kidney removal associated with longer operating times, higher cost – Stanford Medicine (free) AND Robotic-assisted surgery: more expensive, but not always more effective – Reuters (free)
Bladder Cancer – NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:49h | UTCBladder Cancer, Version 5.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Review: Reducing rectal injury in men receiving prostate cancer radiation therapy
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:52h | UTC
Guideline: advanced prostate cancer
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:53h | UTC
Review: Management of refractory ischemic priapism
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCManagement of refractory ischemic priapism: current perspectives – Research and Reports in Urology (free)
Research: Association Between Use of Antithrombotic Medication and Hematuria-Related Complications
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:29h | UTCAssociation Between Use of Antithrombotic Medication and Hematuria-Related Complications – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antithrombotics Associated with Gross Hematuria – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Haematuria more common in people taking antithrombotics – OnMedica (free)
Review: Image-Guided Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:51h | UTC
Systematic Review of the Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Prostate Metastases to the Spine
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:51h | UTC
Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
20 Sep, 2017 | 21:08h | UTC
Review: Treatment of the Enlarged Clitoris
18 Sep, 2017 | 13:55h | UTCTreatment of the Enlarged Clitoris – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Systematic Review: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:21h | UTCOriginal article: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Urinary and sexual quality of life-related outcomes appear similar”.
Review: Score 3 prostate lesions: a gray zone for PI-RADS v2
16 Sep, 2017 | 17:59h | UTCScore 3 prostate lesions: a gray zone for PI-RADS v2 – Turkish Journal of Urology (free)
Review: Erectile dysfunction in the elderly male
16 Sep, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCErectile dysfunction in the elderly male – Turkish Journal of Urology (free)