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Periurethral suspension technique results in greater continence rates after radical prostatectomy

The September issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article and a video in the Surgery in Motion section by Vipul R. Patel et al, showing that the periurethral suspen ...

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Long-term study: Robot-assisted prostate surgery is safe

In the first study of its kind, urologists and biostatisticians at Henry Ford Hospital have found that robot-assisted surgery to remove cancerous prostate glands is safe over the long term, with a major complication rate ...

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created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney cancer patients who have partial organ removal are healthier

(Edmonton) Patients with kidney cancer who had their entire organ removed were more likely to have more renal complications and poorer health after surgery, compared to those who had only part of their kidney removed, a study ...

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Urine-sniffing dogs: Early detection of prostate cancer

In the February 2011 issue of European Urology, Jean-Nicolas Cornu and colleagues reported the evaluation of the efficacy of prostate cancer (PCa) detection by trained dogs on human urine samples.

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created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zebrafish popular with researchers

Zebrafish are the new fruit flies. And it's not just because they breed like rabbits.

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created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Prostate cancer patients treated with robotic-assisted surgery can expect low recurrence of cancer

A first-ever, long-term study of patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery to remove their cancerous prostates found that nearly 87 percent of them had no recurrence of the disease after five years.

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created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cholesterol drug may have role in treating prostate cancer

A drug commonly prescribed for people with high cholesterol may also be effective in treating prostate cancer, according to new research by Dr. Xiao-Yan Wen at St. Michael's Hospital.

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created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Urgent need for prostate cancer screening amongst Dutch men

A recent TNS NIPO survey, on behalf of the Dutch Association of Urology (NVU) and the European Association of Urology (EAU), showed that almost four out of 10 Dutch men of 50 years and older suffer, or have suffered, from ...

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created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts recommend universal screening of newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed ...

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New technique in robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Stress urinary incontinence is one of the most feared complications of radical prostatectomy. The weighted mean continence rate immediately after catheter removal following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy ...

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created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Limiting blood flow interruption during kidney surgery avoids chronic kidney disease

Interrupting the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease, a Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic collaborative research team ...

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