Retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

abstract：:Erectile dysfunction (ED) often is caused by endothelial dysfunction and may be a sign that a patient has vascular disease elsewhere in the body. Risk factors for coronary artery disease such as lipid abnormalities, smoking, diabetes, and hypertension also are risk factors for ED. Oral therapy for ED, such as sildenaf...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Kloner RA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis, or urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS), remains a common and often challenging disorder to evaluate and treat. Employing a more holistic approach, including urological therapy, physical therapy, and psychosocial perspectives, may be more appropriate for most patients. Grow...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Potts JM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The goal of this paper was to review the novel treatment modality of high-intensity transurethral directional ultrasound for prostate cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease with some patients electing for active surveillance and focal therapies instead of definitive treatm...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Galgano SJ,Planz VB,Arora S,Rais-Bahrami S

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract presents with atypical manifestations. Only 20% to 30% of patients with genitourinary tuberculosis have a history of pulmonary infection. Tuberculosis often affects the lower genitourinary system rather than the kidney. Tuberculosis of the lower genitourinary tract most commonly...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Wise GJ,Shteynshlyuger A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recurrent urinary tract infections are a common condition that can impact patients' quality of life. The purpose of this review is to summarize and analyze the literature regarding the distress that these infections can cause to patients and provide guidance to clinicians on how to improve care of the...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Moskowitz D,Lee U

更新日期：2018-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a lymphocele after pelvic surgery is a well-documented complication, especially where pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is part of the operation. However, not all lymphoceles are symptomatic and require treatment. Most lymphoceles spontaneously resolve, and even lymphoceles that become symptomatic...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Lee HJ,Kane CJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each of the three most common contemporary treatments for localized prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy, can have adverse effects on sexual health. Sexual health outcome can be improved by treatment-specific factors, such as the use of nerve-sparing technique during ra...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Hollenbeck BK,Dunn RL,Wei JT,Sandler HM,Sanda MG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous surgeries have been proposed for the treatment of genuine stress incontinence, with the goals to improve functional outcome and decrease complications and their associated morbidity. Two new, minimally invasive procedures, transvaginal retropubic urethropexy and transvaginal Cooper's ligament sling, are revie...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Koduri S,Sand P

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testosterone (T) deficiency syndrome (TDS) is a prevalent condition, commonly managed with exogenous T. Despite an abundance of T formulations, alternative treatments are often sought for various reasons. To evaluate outcomes of alternative therapies, a PubMed search was performed of all publications that included men...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Trost LW,Khera M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately one in seven American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, and at least 50% of newly diagnosed patients will present with low-risk disease. In the last decade, the decision-making paradigm for management has shifted due to high rates of disease detection and overtreatment, attr...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Fascelli M,George AK,Frye T,Turkbey B,Choyke PL,Pinto PA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a disease condition characterized by abnormal prostate growth in conjunction with distinct lower urinary tract symptoms. This paper considers the extent to which the prostatic vascular system contributes to normal prostate growth control as well as whether abnormal blood flow patt...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Ghafar MA,Puchner PJ,Anastasiadis AG,Cabelin MA,Buttyan R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) including urinary incontinence, frequency, and urgency are among the most common reasons children are referred to pediatric urologists. Despite this, the workup for LUTD is often time consuming and a source of frustration for patients, parents, an...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Van Batavia JP,Combs AJ

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this review is to describe the preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques, and postoperative management of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) undergoing radical nephrectomy (RN) and inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy. RECENT FINDINGS:RN and IVC thrombectomy remains the standard ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Ghoreifi A,Djaladat H

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although benign, renal angiomyolipoma (AML) may lead to serious complications without appropriate management. The purpose of this review is to describe the role of and evidence for interventional radiology techniques in the management of patients with AML. RECENT FINDINGS:For patients with renal mass...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Kiefer RM,Stavropoulos SW

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:From health systems to individuals, nephrolithiasis is economically burdensome. The aim of the current paper is to characterize the financial burden of disease associated with nephrolithiasis with an emphasis on investigating treatment modality economic efficiency. RECENT FINDINGS:For small volume pr...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Roberson D,Sperling C,Shah A,Ziemba J

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important change in urology during the past decade was the development of minimally invasive surgery, particularly laparoscopy. However, the main drawback of laparoscopy is a steep learning curve, which results from the significant changes in the surgical environment. Although laparoscopy can provide importan...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Hoznek A,Katz R,Gettman M,Salomon L,Antiphon P,de la Taille A,Yiou R,Chopin D,Abbou CC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia are frequently associated with changes in sexual function. While these medications are generally well-tolerated and have both reduced and delayed more invasive surgical options, the ramifications of long-term chronic use are largel...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Welliver C,Butcher M,Potini Y,McVary KT

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodal staging in prostate cancer is suboptimal both with respect to current imaging modalities and pelvic lymph node dissection, and thus other techniques are being explored. Lymphotropic nanoparticle-enhanced MRI, also called magnetic resonance lymphography (MRL), is a technique that has shown high sensitivity (65-92...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Fortuin AS,Smeenk RJ,Meijer HJ,Witjes AJ,Barentsz JO

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are an estimated 33 million men and women with overactive bladder (OAB) in the USA. Despite the prevalence of OAB, it remains a frequently misdiagnosed condition. OAB has shared symptomatology with other common urologic conditions, namely recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Here, we will ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Nik-Ahd F,Lenore Ackerman A,Anger J

更新日期：2018-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The majority of enhancing renal masses cannot be characterized through imaging as malignant or benign; however, such characterization could save patients from unnecessary surgery and/or biopsy and associated morbidity. Herein, we review the recent literature on the emerging use of 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Reynolds AM,Porter KK

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic surgery was originally developed by gynecologists and general surgeons. Based on their experience, the first successful laparoscopic procedures in urology were performed transperitoneally. However, this novel technique transformed traditionally retroperitoneal procedures into transperitoneal procedures, g...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Hoznek A,Salomon L,Gettman M,Stolzenburg JU,Abbou CC

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Amid the opioid crisis, postoperative pain management is a major challenge for practitioners. Recent pain management guidelines emphasize the importance of using regional anesthesia as part of opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia. This report aims to review recent evidence regarding the utilization of ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Shahait M,Lee DI

更新日期：2019-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Global improvements in water quality, management of infectious diseases, and other medical therapeutics have resulted in a growing population of healthy aging men. One obligate anatomic consequence of aging for these men is the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with secondary bladder outlet obstruction...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Rukstalis DB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of functional outcome has become increasingly important in view of improvement in prognosis with colorectal cancer patients. Sexual dysfunction remains a common problem after colorectal cancer treatment, despite the good oncologic outcomes achieved by expert surgeons. Although radiotherapy and chemotherapy...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Nagpal K,Bennett N

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite accumulating evidence that inflammation may affect the development of prostate cancer, responsible causes of intraprostatic inflammation remain elusive. This review presents epidemiologic literature on infections, particularly sexually transmitted and other ascending urogenital infections, as possible causes o...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Sutcliffe S,Platz EA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Therapeutic options for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) have considerably increased in recent years. However, the ideal timing to initiate medical treatment of LUTS/BPE has not been fully established. The aim of this review was to s...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Presicce F,De Nunzio C,Tubaro A

更新日期：2018-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Urolithiasis is a disease of prevalence across the world and up to a quarter of patients present with multiple stones. Most procedures carried out in this scenario are staged; however, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest bilateral simultaneous (BS) procedures are safe. We performed a system...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Geraghty RM,Jones P,Somani BK

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common urologic affliction in aging men, leading to adverse clinical outcomes in a significant proportion of the population. Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been established as a marker for prostate cancer for the past two decades but more recently has been reco...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Levitt JM,Slawin KM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, it is reasonable to counsel all patients, as well as family members of patients, who have a palpable varicocele about the long-term risks for impaired fertility. Currently, no one can predict with absolute certainty if any adolescent with a varicocele will be at risk for future infertility. Based on existi...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Kass EJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:There is an abundance of evidence that the human microbiome plays an important and nuanced role in controlling human metabolism, immunity, and cancer. Herein we aim to review the most current research looking at prostate cancer and its link with the gut and genitourinary microbiome. There is now a...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Wheeler KM,Liss MA

更新日期：2019-09-07 00:00:00