Patricia M. Fernberg

Treatment for pregnant women who present with renal or ureteral colic may have become easier for physician and patient alike.

Recent research suggests similarities in the etiologic and pathogenetic mechanisms of chronic pelvic pain syndrome and other pain syndromes.

Cleveland-Which approach to radical nephrectomy produces the most durable outcomes in survival and restored renal function: laparoscopy or open surgery?

Cleveland-Understaging of renal tumors on the basis of clinical criteria appears problematic when tumors are morcellated during laparoscopic nephrectomy, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the 2006 World Congress of Endourology here.

Atlanta-Despite media images depicting middle-aged and older men embracing the use of phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors to correct erectile dysfunction, actual interest and usage in this population has not been well studied.

Atlanta-Men whose infertility is due to varicocele may be able to improve the likelihood of achieving impregnation by undergoing bilateral, rather than unilateral varicocelectomy, when indicated. This was the conclusion of the authors of a Canadian study presented here at the AUA annual meeting.

Atlanta-Male patients who carry any of the 25 gene mutations related to cystic fibrosis (CF) may also have anomalies of the reproductive tract, including unilateral or bilateral absence of the vas deferens or epididymal obstruction.