Journal of Urology

Surgery

Rate of genitourinary injuries up among U.S. service men

(HealthDay)—A total of 1,367 male U.S. service members deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom sustained genitourinary injury, according to a study published in the February issue of The Journal of ...

Surgery

Genitourinary injuries challenge returning US servicemen

Because battlefield medical care has improved throughout the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, many more U.S. servicemen have survived what could have been fatal injuries in the past. This has resulted in many more veterans returning ...

Oncology & Cancer

Less intense surveillance OK for some prostate cancer cases

(HealthDay)—Certain patients on active surveillance for prostate cancer may be eligible for less intensive surveillance, according to a study published in the January issue of The Journal of Urology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New guideline addresses male urethral stricture

(HealthDay)—A new guideline by the American Urological Association, published in the January issue of The Journal of Urology, provides a clinical framework for the diagnosis and treatment of male urethral stricture.

Surgery

Case volume impacts re-op rates after penile prosthesis Sx

(HealthDay)—Surgeon volume is associated with the likelihood of reoperation after inflatable penile prosthesis surgery, with the trend driven by reoperations for infection, according to a study published in the January ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

MRI has a role to play after negative prostate biopsy

(HealthDay)—Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRI-targeted biopsies have a role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with a prior negative prostate biopsy, according to a review published in the December issue ...

Health

Small increase in hematocrit with implantable testosterone

(HealthDay)—Men treated with implantable testosterone pellets have a statistically significant increase in mean hematocrit, but it is unlikely to be clinically relevant, according to research published in the December issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Urgency, incontinence improve after anterior urethroplasty

(HealthDay)—Many males undergoing anterior urethroplasty experience improvement in urgency and urge incontinence, according to a study published in the December issue of The Journal of Urology.

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