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IC/BPS has more than 1 phenotype: A need for consensus to move forward"A global consensus on standardization of terminology, separation of LUTS vs pain for outcome, HL positivity and negativity, markers for disease, and the role of new interventions for local vs systemic therapy is needed," writes Gopal H. Badlani, MD.
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Congressional retirements promise to make waves"No matter the most accurate interpretation of the current spate of retirements, the volume of vacancies promises to alter the political calculus in Washington," writes the AACU's Brian Henderson.
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Future Directions in Prostate Cancer Management: An Evolving Treatment LandscapeClosing out his discussion on prostate cancer, Michael S. Leapman, MD, MHS, highlights practical advice and shares hope for future improvements in the treatment landscape.
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Management of men with Peyronie disease and erectile dysfunction"It's often a balancing act of truly kind of pinning down people on what exactly they want to treat," says Landon Trost, MD.
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Challenging cases in urology: A case of hydronephrosis, sepsis, and painA 61-year-old female complains of acute-onset right-sided flank and abdominal pain. She describes associated nausea, but denied urinary symptoms, hematuria, fever, or chills.
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IPP suit hinges on expert’s lack of credibility"The expert testified that the standard of care after penile prosthesis surgery is to leave the implant in a semi-inflated state for 4 to 6 weeks, when in fact the standard is to keep the implant in a deflated state," writes Brianne Goodwin, JD, RN.
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Challenging case: Hematuria in man with a history of prostate CaA 63-year-old African-American male presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of painless gross hematuria for one day. He reports dark red urine with clots causing occasional dysuria, difficulty emptying, and light-headedness.
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Bulbomembranous urethroplasty: External sphincter-sparing approach"This article describes the surgical steps in this new technique and our promising preliminary results," writes Reynaldo Gomez, MD.
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A new castration-resistant prostate cancer entity?Urology Times SUO internship program member Brandon Manley, MD, reports on an SUO presentation highlighting several interesting findings on advanced prostate cancer with variant histology.
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Prostate Ca focal therapy’s value awaits high-quality dataIn the arena of focal therapy for prostate cancer, standardization of management will be a key component of quality data going forward, says Scott Eggener, MD.
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Trials explore immune checkpoint blockade in NMIBCPeter C. Black, MD, discusses the current state of immune checkpoint inhibition for bladder cancer in this article from Urology Times SUO internship program member William Parker, MD.
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Overview of BCG-Unresponsive NMIBCKatie S. Murray, DO, provides an overview of BCG-unresponsive non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), defining it as a form of bladder cancer that does not respond to BCG therapy and explaining how it differs from BCG-responsive NMIBC in terms of treatment outcomes and disease progression.
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Why is AS for prostate Ca not used more?"As a urologic community, we should promote the use of AS for favorable-risk disease to reduce the downstream harms of screening while preserving the benefits of early detection for life-threatening cases," writes Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc.
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Robotic suprapubic simple prostatectomy: Step-by-step approachIn this video, Nicholas R. Rocco, MD, Michael G. Santomauro, MD, and colleagues, illustrate a safe and effective way to treat a large-volume prostate causing obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms.
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Robotic cystectomy: Ileal conduitThis video depicts a robot-assisted laparoscopic cystectomy with intracorporeal ileal conduit for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
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Robotic cystectomy: Y-shaped neobladder techniqueThis video demonstrates a technique for the intracorporeal creation of a robot-assisted Y-shaped neobladder after cystectomy.
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High-grade bladder Ca: New data improve risk stratification“We need to identify those patients with high-grade T1 bladder cancer that are likely to recur or progress… and find additional options to prevent recurrence and progression in these patients,” said Joaquim Bellmunt, MD, PhD, in a presentation at the SUO annual meeting.
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Dr. Stacy Loeb on what a typical week looks like for her"My specific career path is really not at all like my mentors, and I think that's fine, actually. It's great, because I'm doing what I want to do and not feeling constrained to go down any particular pathway," says Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc, PhD (Hon).
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Can remote patient monitoring enhance your practice?“[The ability of] remote patient monitoring to provide targeted clinical information to physicians and elevate critical information for review and earlier intervention is enhancing patient communication and care delivery,” said Jim Brown, MD.
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AUS placement: Updated perineal approachUrologists demonstrate several techniques to help the occasional AUS implanter avoid complications.
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AUS placement: Key steps in the Duke techniqueThis video, from Andrew C. Paterson, MD, and Uwais B. Zaid, MD, describes a technique for the placement of the male bulbar artificial urinary sphincter.
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BCG-unresponsive NMIBC: Current evidence and optionsMultiple investigational agents have been developed and are being studied.
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AUS placement: The 30-minute techniqueSean Elliott, MD, MS, presents a streamlined, 30-minute approach to AUS insertion.
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AUS placement: Key steps in the Duke techniqueThis video, from Andrew C. Paterson, MD, and Uwais B. Zaid, MD, describes a technique for the placement of the male bulbar artificial urinary sphincter.
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Urologists, GYNs demonstrate slings’ safety"An abstract authored by Löppenberg et al is an interesting analysis of information from a respected prospective database examining variations in the quality of care provided to patients undergoing sling placement by gynecologists and urologists," write Seth A. Cohen, MD, and Shlomo Raz, MD.
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Letter to the editor: Consider foreign urologists as solution to shortageIn this letter to the editor, Faris Azzouni, MD, makes his case for foreign urologists as a solution to the urologist shortage.
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How to manage recurrent UTIs in postmenopausal womenAlthough there is no clear-cut solution to the problem of recurrent UTIs in postmenopausal women, "various strategies can be employed that have found success," write Wade Bushman, MD, PhD, and Brian V. Le, MD, MA.
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How to manage recurrent UTIs in postmenopausal womenAlthough there is no clear-cut solution to the problem of recurrent UTIs in postmenopausal women, "various strategies can be employed that have found success," write Wade Bushman, MD, PhD, and Brian V. Le, MD, MA.
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Urethral lift (UroLift): Walking through the cycle of careIn this video, Lance P. Walsh, MD, PhD, provides an overview of the prostatic urethral lift (UroLift), highlighting the entire cycle of patient care.
