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 ...
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 ...
Painless testicular swelling: What’s your diagnosis? - Urology Times
WEBNov 5, 2015 · Although hydroceles are typically idiopathic in origin, in older males, a hydrocele can occur as a result of injury/trauma, inflammation, or inguinal surgery. 1. Testicular hydrocele is the most common reason for painless scrotal swelling. It affects about 1% of men, mostly above the age of 40 years, and 4.7% of neonates. 1.
Long-term results of Rezum therapy for patients with large prostates
WEBDec 23, 2021 · So, the retreatment rate for our small prostate cohort was 4.4%, which is in line with the results demonstrated from the original WATER clinical trial, 3 which also had a retreatment rate of 4.4%. For our large prostate cohort, this subset of patients had a retreatment rate of 18.4%, so a little less than one in five patients required ...
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 ...
Advancements in Minimally Invasive Surgical Options for the …
WEBMar 31, 2022 · Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate affecting more than 40 million men in the United States with an associated prevalence that increases from 40% to 80% among men 50 to 70 years of age, respectively. 1,2 Progression of BPH leads to the subsequent development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which most commonly include frequent urination ...
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.
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 ...
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 …
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.
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