NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some patients with metastatic clear-cell renal cancer appear to fare relatively well when treated with sunitinib before undergoing planned nephrectomy — even though…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia experience a similar reduction in urinary symptoms whether they’re treated with dutasteride or finasteride, according to the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scanning is not an accurate test for identifying children with dilating vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), suggest results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Improvements in symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia are similar after treatment by transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or photoselective vaporization of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A comparison trial conducted in Taiwan indicates that silodosin improves lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia at least as well…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While partial nephrectomy remains the gold standard for treatment of small renal masses, laparoscopic cryoablation is a good option for selected patients, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In adults with overactive bladder and nocturia, treatment with solifenacin, may improve quality of sleep and sleep-related quality of life by decreasing the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A couple of extra sutures makes a difference to the clinical efficacy of a mid-urethral sling procedure for treating female stress urinary incontinence,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of inhaled anticholinergic drugs to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased risk of developing urinary retention…
Jacob G. Robison, MD, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses renal artery stenting and the debate around prophylactic renal artery stenting. He also discusses…
