Urology
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:31h | UTC
Temporal trends in sperm count
28 Jul, 2017 | 16:08h | UTCCommentaries: Sperm counts among western men have halved in last 40 years: study – The Guardian (free) AND Sperm Concentrations Have Fallen 50% in Western World – Medscape (free registration required)
High prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:56h | UTCHigh prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 145 studies – Diabetic Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Screening for Erectile Dysfunction Should Be Routine in Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required)
“Erectile dysfunction 3.5 times more common in diabetes” (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery
23 Jul, 2017 | 14:09h | UTCViewpoint: The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery – JAMA (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Commentary: 3 steps to restore patient trust in overlapping surgeries – FierceHealthcare (free)
This interesting viewpoint discusses the practice of scheduling overlapping surgeries, in which a qualified practitioner finishes noncritical parts of the first operation while the primary surgeon moves to the next surgery.
Effect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:24h | UTCEffect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Electroacupuncture linked to improvements for stress urinary incontinence – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electroacupuncture May Decrease Stress Urinary Incontinence – Medscape (free registration required) AND Mixed Results on Effectiveness of Acupuncture to Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence, Infertility – The JAMA Network (free)
Novel immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:10h | UTCReview: Novel immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma – Investigative and Clinical Urology (free)
Association Between Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:11h | UTCThe Association Between Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Meta-Analysis: Vasectomy Likely Does Not Cause Prostate Cancer – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Weak Link Between Vasectomy, Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Women
18 Jul, 2017 | 23:08h | UTCGuideline: Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Women – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Recommendations and Conclusions (free)
Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:40h | UTCReview: Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adrenal Incidentaloma
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:42h | UTCClinical Guidelines for the Management of Adrenal Incidentaloma – Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)
Surgery for early prostate cancer may not save lives
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:40h | UTCFollow-up of Prostatectomy versus Observation for Early Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Long-term, surgery for localized prostate cancer offers little extra benefit – Reuters (free) AND No Benefit with Surgery for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer Doesn’t Improve Long-Term Survival – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Surgery for Early Prostate Cancer May Not Save Lives – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free)
“Most men just as likely to survive with limited or no treatment” (from NewsWise)
Tall height and obesity are associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCCommentaries: Tall men at higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer – OnMedica (free) AND Tall men at bigger risk of aggressive prostate cancer, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Height, Weight Linked with High-Grade Prostate Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Management of Small Renal Masses
10 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCManagement of Small Renal Masses: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free)
Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)
Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:44h | UTCReview: Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions – BioMed Research International (free)
Medical Treatment of Nocturia in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:26h | UTC
The ABCs and Ds of Whether to Get Prostate Cancer Screening
28 Jun, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCThe ABCs and Ds of Whether to Get Prostate Cancer Screening – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See also the new USPSTF guidelines on prostate cancer screening and related commentaries in our April 12 issue (see #1) and in our April 13 issue (see #4)
Balanced point of view regarding prostate cancer screening.
A Meta-analysis of the Impact of Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Bleeding Complications in Noncardiac Surgery
26 Jun, 2017 | 17:32h | UTCA Meta-analysis of the Impact of Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Bleeding Complications in Noncardiac Surgery – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)
“Antiplatelet therapy at the time of noncardiac surgery confers minimal bleeding risk with no difference in thrombotic complications. In many cases, it is safe to continue antiplatelet therapy in patients with important indications for their use”
AUA White Paper on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention
21 Jun, 2017 | 22:26h | UTCCommentary: AUA Reports on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Stents Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery
20 Jun, 2017 | 18:23h | UTCPSA Test for Prostate Cancer
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:50h | UTCOpinion: Why I Won’t Get a PSA Test for Prostate Cancer – Scientific American (free)
New Developments and Challenges in Rare Genitourinary Tumors: Non-Urothelial Bladder Cancers and Squamous Cell Cancers of the Penis
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:28h | UTC
Kidney Cancer – NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:02h | UTCKidney Cancer, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Drugs may help people pass larger kidney stones
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:00h | UTCDrugs may help people pass larger kidney stones – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Alpha blockers for treatment of ureteric stones: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)
Related meta-analysis: Effect of Tamsulosin on Stone Passage for Ureteral Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (free)
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCPractice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration – Anesthesiology, via Medscape (free registration required)
Short-term catheterisation: considerations for best practice
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:42h | UTC