Transgender surgery: Videos demonstrate cutting-edge techniques
WEBApr 6, 2017 · Miroslav L. Djordjevic, MD, PhD, is professor of urology and surgery at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. In this video, we demonstrate our technique and special considerations for orchiectomy in transgender patients. Principles include use of a vertical midline scrotal incision and maximal preservation of underlying ...
Shock wave therapy: ED cure or unproven treatment? - Urology …
WEBAug 6, 2019 · Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy is a safe treatment for men with erectile dysfunction and might work to improve, or even cure, ED in some patients. But there remain important unanswered questions, including which patients are ideal candidates and which protocol and devices are best. Without answers, offering the ED treatment ...
Peyronie’s device improves length, curvature - Urology Times
WEBAug 15, 2019 · Investigators looked at the device (RestoreX) in a recent study, and preliminary findings suggest using it for 30 to 90 minutes daily may result in statistically significant improvements in penile length and curvature after 3 months with no significant adverse events. “We were a bit surprised by the findings.
New recurrent UTI guideline: What urologists need to know
WEBOct 7, 2019 · The index patient is an otherwise healthy adult female with an uncomplicated, culture-proven recurrent UTI associated with acute-onset symptoms. Central to a diagnosis of UTI is the symptom of dysuria. Dysuria is a highly specific symptom, with more than 90% accuracy for UTI in young women in the absence of concomitant vaginal irritation or ...
The Role of the ExoDx Prostate Test in Early Detection of Prostate …
WEBOct 26, 2021 · The ExoDx Prostate test returns a personalized risk score ranging from 0 to 100 to help assess a man’s risk for high-grade, clinically significant prostate cancer. 18 An EPI result below the cut-off point of 15.6 is associated with a lower likelihood of high-grade prostate cancer; on the other hand, an EPI result above the validated cut-off point of 15.6 is associated with an increased ...
Testosterone levels show steady decrease among young US men
WEBJul 3, 2020 · Testosterone deficiency has a prevalence of 10%-40% among adult males, and 20% among AYA men aged 15-39 years, he added. Therefore, Lokeshwar and colleagues hypothesized that serum total testosterone levels will decline in AYA men. The investigators used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) from 1999 to 2016 ...
Dr. Elterman discusses Rezum and Aquablation for patients with BPH
WEBSep 10, 2021 · Dean Elterman, MD. At the 2021 American Urological Association annual meeting, Dean Elterman, MD, MSc, FRCSC, presented the studies “Rezūm water vapor therapy for large volume (≥80 mL) benign prostatic enlargement: large, multi-center cohort,” 1 and “Pooled analysis of bladder function post-Aquablation.” 2.
Peyronie’s treatments costs, outcomes compared - Urology Times
WEBOct 16, 2019 · They found the overall success rate of surgery was 96%, compared with 66% with CCH and 48% with traction. At a decade post treatment, traction was the most cost-effective with an average per-patient cost of $883, compared to $11,419 for surgery and $33,628 for CCH. But those percentages and costs don’t tell the whole story.
Alcohol and the prostate gland: Friend or foe? - Urology Times
WEBSep 12, 2018 · For prostate cancer, the answer appears to be: neither. A large number of studies and several meta-analyses have failed to turn up any consistent patterns of moderate alcohol consumption with prostate cancer risk. While some studies have observed dose-dependent, modestly increased risks of incident disease (BMC …
Chronic orchialgia: How to diagnose and treat the challenging …
WEBJun 17, 2021 · First, in a patient who has newly diagnosed pain, we give a 3-month period of conservative therapy. Usually, that includes anti-inflammatories, scrotal elevation, and warm compresses/hot baths. [If] they fail to respond, then we can categorize them as a [patient with] chronic orchialgia/chronic scrotal pain.
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