NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pain associated with acute renal colic is relieved more effectively when intravenous papaverine is added to treatment with diclofenac suppository, an Iranian team…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Antibiotic prophylaxis based on rectal swab cultures in men undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies (TRUSP) reduces the incidence of post-procedure infectious complications. Furthermore,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Avanafil, another phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, improves sexual function in men with erectile dysfunction, according to a report in the January 16th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men 60 years old and younger have excellent quality-of-life outcomes after proton therapy for prostate cancer, according to findings published in the January…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a population-based observational study indicate that androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer is associated with an increased…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For women with proven stress urinary incontinence, tension-free vaginal tape provides lasting relief, according to results of a 10-year follow-up study conducted in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Treatment for up to 24 months with fesoterodine (Toviaz; Pfizer Inc) may yield sustained improvement in bladder problems and health-related quality of life in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with the latest version of the GreenLight photoselective vaporizing laser is effective in reducing lower urinary tract symptoms,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) can be safely undertaken in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), researchers from Turkey report in the November 17th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with large proximal ureteral stones, laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (LAP) is associated with higher success rates and fewer treatment sessions than extracorporeal shock…
