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Changes in penile length after radical prostatectomy studied

(HealthDay)—Although penile shortening of about 1 cm can occur at three months after a radical prostatectomy (RP) for the treatment of localized prostate cancer, recovery of penile length begins after 24 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New technique for minimally invasive robotic kidney cancer surgery

Urologists at Henry Ford Hospital have developed a new technique that could make minimally invasive robotic partial nephrectomy procedures the norm, rather than the exception for kidney cancer patients. The technique spares ...

Surgery created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prostate cancer now detectable by imaging-guided biopsy

Ground-breaking research by a UCLA team of physicians and engineers demonstrates that prostate cancer can be diagnosed using image-guided targeted biopsy.

Cancer created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nephron sparing surgery has excellent lasting outcomes

(HealthDay)—For patients with bilateral renal masses, nephron sparing surgery (NSS) results in excellent long-term oncological and functional outcomes and survival rates, according to a study published ...

Surgery created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Painful truths about genital injuries

A comprehensive survey of genital injuries over the last decade involving mishaps with consumer products like clothing, furniture, tools and toys that brought U.S. adults to emergency rooms reveals that such injuries are ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Only 5 percent of prostate cancer websites written below high school reading level, study finds

Ninety million American adults read below high school levels, so the National Institutes of Health recommends that patient-education materials be written at the fourth-through-sixth grade level.

Cancer created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sling offers lasting benefit for stress urinary incontinence

(HealthDay)—Stress urinary incontinence treatment with a distal urethral polypropylene sling procedure is associated with excellent long-term efficacy and durability, according to research published in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prognosis after cystectomy not affected by smoking

(HealthDay)—Despite the link between cigarette smoking and the development of bladder cancer, the prognosis of people with bladder cancer after undergoing a cystectomy is not affected by cigarette smoking, ...

Cancer created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fluoro-less ureteral stent placement deemed feasible

(HealthDay)—The placement of ureteral stents following uncomplicated ureteroscopic stone removal, without fluoroscopy for image guidance, is feasible and has comparable accuracy and complication rates to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI helps identify patients with prostate cancer who may benefit from active surveillance

PSA screening has resulted in improved prostate cancer survival, but the high rate of diagnosis and treatment side effects raise concerns about overtreatment. In the quest to prevent overtreatment, "active surveillance" has ...

Cancer created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prostate cancer diagnosis and surgery can lead to anxiety, depression and reduced quality of life

Men who undergo surgical removal of prostate cancer can experience significant levels of anxiety one year after surgery, and higher levels of anxiety appear to be linked to poor sexual satisfaction and depression, say researchers ...

Cancer created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Process areas for improvement ID'd in early prostate cancer

(HealthDay) -- For men with early prostate cancer undergoing expectant management, compliance with RAND structural indicators is high, but there is considerable variability in compliance with process indicators, ...

Cancer created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

RNA assays up sensitivity of urothelial carcinoma detection

(HealthDay) -- Cxbladder, a derivative of the RNA assay uRNA, may be an effective alternative to cytology and nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22) assays for the detection of urothelial carcinoma, according to a s ...

Cancer created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction. Results from the multi-center ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Better analgesia from pelvic plexus block in prostate biopsy

(HealthDay) -- Compared with periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic plexus block (PPB), performed under Doppler ultrasound guidance, provides better pain relief for men during office-based transrectal ultrasound-guided ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0