NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to white light cystoscopy, hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopic detection of papillary, nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer appears superior, researchers report in a May 12th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single dose of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) rofecoxib (Vioxx, Merck) is effective in preventing pain after ureteric stent removal Oregon-based researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For localized renal tumors, partial nephrectomy confers a survival advantage and a lower risk of severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) after surgery, relative…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Daily oxybutynin significantly improves urinary incontinence and flow rate in children with Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS), a Brazilian team reports in the July issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Semirigid ureteroscopy is more effective than shockwave lithotripsy for clearing distal ureteral calculi, according to the results of a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Three years after a group of women with stress urinary incontinence were treated with transobturator tension-free vaginal tape (TO-TVT), roughly three-quarters felt the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chemotherapy given before surgery in patients with small-cell urothelial cancer (SCUC) downstages tumors and results in significantly improved survival, a team from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A randomized, multicenter trial has confirmed that myofascial physical therapy is an effective treatment for women with newly symptomatic interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer, intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) is a “feasible, efficient and safe” alternative to continuous androgen deprivation (CAD)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older patients with small localized kidney tumors treated with partial nephrectomy live longer than those treated with radical nephrectomy, a new study suggests.…