NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is safe for treating kidney stones in children, with no impact on kidney function, prospective study results suggest.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer halve their risk of vertebral fractures if they take the selective estrogen receptor modulator toremifene…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite some recent contradictory findings, South Korean investigators conclude that a sodium-restricted diet is important in reducing the risk of recurrence in patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Canadian study has identified several readily available clinical factors that help determine the risk of fractures in men with prostate cancer undergoing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The incidence of inguinal hernia after radical retropubic prostatectomy can be reduced by a simple surgical procedure performed during the operation, a Swedish…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among men who’ve had a negative prostate biopsy, the velocity of increasing prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels is not helpful in deciding whether…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The accuracy of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy for detecting vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in young children with urinary tract infections is such that it…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transureteral lithotripsy seems to deal with distal ureteral calculi in young children more effectively than shockwave lithotripsy, as long as appropriate instruments and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Polypropylene mesh placement during vaginal reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse appears to do more harm than good, according to a small randomized…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with localized prostate cancer can be treated successfully with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), with results comparable to those expected with external-beam radiation…