Noncontrast functional MRI of the kidneys.

abstract：:With the advent of intracytoplasmic injection, the management of azoospermia has become ever more important. Gametic manipulation to produce biological offspring is not feasible unless sperm from the azoospermic male patient is obtainable. This article provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of azoospermia...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Lin WW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a well-known link between treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction. Surgical and medical management of LUTS all have side effect profiles which may affect erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, or libido. These should be taken into consideration during patient counsel...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Stearns GL,Sandhu JS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of reliable imaging tools in detecting prostate cancer makes a random biopsy still the standard of care to detect prostate cancer. To reduce the number of cores during a biopsy and therefore the risk of biopsy-related complications, an imaging tool which provides reliable guided biopsies is required. Transrec...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Salomon G,Schiffmann J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:While recurrence after primary treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) is not uncommon, there is currently no consensus on the most appropriate management after radiation treatment failure. This article seeks to explore the currently utilized modalities for salvage treatment for radiorecurrent PCa. We focu...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Golbari NM,Katz AE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inability of urologists to consistently and effectively treat men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), also known as chronic abacterial prostatitis, is a source of great frustration. Botulinum toxin (BTX), a potent neurotoxin, can act on most of the peripheral nerves of the pelvis through a variety of mechani...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Gottsch HP,Yang CC,Berger RE

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:The management of clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) remains a common problem in daily urologic practice. Recently, a new minimally invasive procedure for BPH, the Urolift System, has been introduced. This article reviews the current literature discussing the technique, efficacy, adverse events, limitations, ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Tsui JF,Dixon CM

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Complications of locally advanced prostate cancer are often overlooked in the overall treatment of prostate cancer, can have significant morbidity, and can provide a challenge for the treating urologist. Despite advances in early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, as many as 10% of patients present with or de...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Anast JW,Andriole GL,Grubb RL 2nd

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：:Currently in the USA, one name is added to the organ transplant waiting list every 15 min. As this list grows rapidly, fewer than one-third of waiting patients can receive matched organs from donors. Unfortunately, many patients who require a transplant have to wait for long periods of time, and many of them die befor...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： García-Domínguez X,Vicente JS,Vera-Donoso CD,Marco-Jimenez F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Health information technology (HIT) is expected to transform the delivery of health care in the United States, but implementation and adoption vary widely across settings, specialties, and geographies. Significant barriers to high-level adoption persist despite federal incentives to hospitals and health-care providers...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Dowling RA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As bladder reconstruction strategies evolve, a feasible and safe source of transplantable urothelium becomes a major consideration for patients with advanced bladder disease, particularly cancer. Pluripotent stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), are attractive cand...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Osborn SL,Kurzrock EA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this review is to discuss the main goals of pelvic organ prolapse repair. Pelvic organ prolapse symptoms are variable, and prolapse degree does not necessarily correlate with perceived symptoms or other associated conditions including urinary, defecatory, and sexual dysfunction. Treatment for pelvic o...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Aponte MM,Rosenblum N

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:This review targets the latest literature on bladder preservation therapy with emphasis on trimodal therapy (TMT), highlighting its role in the management of muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and outlining future directions in bladder preservation research. RECENT FINDINGS:TMT is the most pro...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： El-Achkar A,Souhami L,Kassouf W

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of injectable bulking agents into the submucosal layer of the pediatric urinary tract continues to grow. Treatment strategies for vesicoureteral reflux and urinary incontinence have changed with the introduction of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid as a minimally invasive option. Socially and medically debilitating ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Dean GE,Doumanian LR

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Urinary tract infections (UTI) remain one of the most prevalent and frustrating morbidities for neurogenic bladder patients, and death attributed to urosepsis in the spinal cord injury (SCI) patient is higher when compared to the general population. Risk factors include urinary stasis, high bladder pressures, bladder ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Jahromi MS,Mure A,Gomez CS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents with varicoceles represent a large and heterogeneous group. This patient population has rapidly changing hormonal levels and may present at different stages of physical and pubertal development. At the same time, the adolescent varicocele is becoming a more widely appreciated and diagnosed entity with an e...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Gargollo PC,Diamond DA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodal staging is important in prostate cancer treatment. While surgical lymph node dissection is the classic method of determining whether lymph nodes harbor malignancy, this is a very invasive technique. Current noninvasive approaches to identifying malignant lymph nodes are limited. Conventional imaging methods rely...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Sankineni S,Brown AM,Fascelli M,Law YM,Pinto PA,Choyke PL,Turkbey B

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preservation of postoperative urinary continence remains the primary concern of all men and their surgeons following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Without doubt, continence is the most important quality of life issue following radical prostatectomy. Identification of difficulties and lessons learned ove...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Ahlering TE,Gordon A,Morales B,Skarecky DW

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robot-assisted surgery has become a widely used surgical approach in the management of urologic malignancies. With its initial experience in the treatment of prostate cancer, the technology rapidly expanded to other urologic malignancies including bladder cancer. Since its introduction in 2003, robot-assisted radical ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Kurpad R,Woods M,Pruthi R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, more attention has turned to the use of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials to assess treatment efficacy in overactive bladder syndrome (OAB). The challenge for investigators and clinicians is how to choose among the many available health-related quality-of-life questionnaires. This article p...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Nguyen A,Sand PK

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the number of patients requiring oral anticoagulation (OA) is steadily growing, more and more patients requiring surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are on OA. Laser treatment of BPH was said to offer a higher quality of hemostasis than transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Thus,...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Berger J,Robert G,Descazeaud A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vesico-vaginal fistulae (VVF) remain the most prevalent genitourinary fistula detrimentally impacting quality of life. PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to examine relevant literature on management of VVF. RECENT FINDINGS:Obstructed labor is the leading cause of VVF in the developing worl...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Moses RA,Ann Gormley E

更新日期：2017-08-01 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

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most common category of clinical prostatitis. The etiologic factors of CP/CPPS still remain unknown, and standard therapies often fail to achieve sustainable amelioration of symptoms; therefore, various treatment therapies have been approached. Recently...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Lee SH,Lee BC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is a key health concern for men with its etiology still under investigation. Recently, the role of dietary supplements has been noted to have a major inhibitory effect on prostate cancer and numerous studies have been conducted in this regard. This review provides a summary on numerous recent studies c...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Yacoubian A,Dargham RA,Khauli RB,Bachir BG

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The goal of this paper is to describe the pathophysiology of adult nocturnal enuresis and develop a generalized approach for evaluation and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Although nocturnal enuresis (NE) impacts a significant proportion of the adult population, research on this topic remains lacking. In ...

journal_title：Current urology reports

authors： Katz EG,MacLachlan LS

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00