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Pre-emptive removal of secondary* kidney stones during surgery to remove primary** stones led to fewer relapses and a similar number of emergency-department (ED) visits related to the surgery compared with leaving the secondary stones in place, a study suggests.

Apixaban is not inferior to enoxaparin for extended-duration venous thromboembolic event (VTE) prophylaxis (EP) following urologic oncology surgery, reveals a study. In addition, apixaban is associated with fewer major complications and compliance-related adverse events.

Some men who undergo artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery encounter a venous thromboembolism (VTE) event within 90 days of their operation, reports a study.

Treatment with radiotherapy appears to result in more all-cause or prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) compared with radical prostatectomy (RP), suggests a study.

Sleep parameters are robust predictors of erectile dysfunction (ED), suggesting that poor sleep quality contributes to a greater likelihood of ED, reveals a study.

The selective β3-AR agonist mirabegron appears to confer benefits for both overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms and erectile dysfunction (ED) in some patients without compromising safety, as reported in a study.

Young men with type D personality (TDP) have a higher prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a Taiwan study.

Men with Trichomoniasis vaginalis infections appear to be at an elevated risk of prostate cancer (PCa) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), according to a recent study.

The presence of erectile dysfunction (ED) does not appear to confer an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in men with diabetes mellitus (DM), with comparable risk of adverse cardiovascular events among users and nonusers of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is), which are used to manage ED, according to a study.