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Frail women at risk of complications, repeat procedure after sling surgery

07 Jun 2022

Frailty is associated with a higher relative risk of 30-day complications, 1-year mortality, and repeat procedures for persistent incontinence or obstructed voiding at 1 year after sling surgery in older adults, suggests a recent study.

07 Jun 2022

Polycythemia ups risk of MACE, VTE in men on testosterone therapy

06 Jun 2022

Men receiving testosterone therapy (TT) who develop polycythemia are at greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the first year of therapy, according to a recent study.

06 Jun 2022

Whole pelvic radiation therapy improves survival in high-risk prostate cancer

02 Jun 2022

Prostate cancer (PCa) patients with higher lymph node (LN) risk scores and Gleason grade who are treated with whole pelvis radiotherapy (WPRT) have better overall survival (OS), reports a study.

02 Jun 2022

Testosterone level does not predict postprostatectomy genomic risk score

01 Jun 2022

No clinical association exists between predefined genomic risk score and testosterone level in men undergoing radical prostatectomy, according to a study.

01 Jun 2022

Incontinence training with urotherapy helps children with cerebral palsy

31 May 2022

In the treatment of urinary incontinence, urotherapy appears to be effective in children with cerebral palsy, helping reduce symptoms although at a slower rate compared with their typically developing counterparts, according to a study.

31 May 2022

Chemoradiotherapy improves disease control in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

28 May 2022

Chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and mitomycin C (MMC), when combined with radiotherapy, leads to better locoregional control over a 10-year window in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), a recent study has found.

28 May 2022

Multi-day not better than single-day antibiotic at preventing UTI after BTX shot

20 May 2022

Prophylactic antibiotic works to prevent the development of urinary tract infection (UTI) following intravesical OnabotulinumtoxinA (BTX) injection, with a multiple-day regimen being as effective as a single-day regimen, according to a study.

20 May 2022

Transperineal more tolerable than transrectal prostate biopsy

19 May 2022 by

Patients undergoing prostate biopsies see fewer urinary infections and septic complications when the procedure is performed through a transperineal (TP) rather than a transrectal (TR) route, according to a recent Singapore study. Both methods achieve comparable levels of diagnostic accuracy.

19 May 2022

Short-course IV antibiotics should be considered for nonbacteraemic UTI in babies

18 May 2022

In the treatment of young infants with nonbacteraemic urinary tract infection (UTI), administering intravenous (IV) antibiotics for less than 48 hours appears to work well in the absence of meningitis, with low rates of treatment failure and serious complications, according to a study.

18 May 2022

Pelvic floor muscle exercises beneficial in postprostatectomy urinary incontinence

17 May 2022

Pelvic floor muscle exercises appear to exert favourable effects on urinary incontinence in men who have undergone prostate cancer surgery, according to a study.